Appendix 2 Volume Three Coastal Marine Area D: Queen Charlotte Sound Sub Area Rating Key Values Additional comments Outer Queen Very High Largely unmodified and mostly Excludes an area around Charlotte Sound sheltered near-shore and offshore Motuara Island and offshore marine environment with complex from Ship’s Cove, which is topography, multiple aspects and commercially dredged for complex hydrology, leading to a wide scallops. variety of environmental conditions. Excludes Otanerau Bay and Naturally low sedimentation levels. the eastern sector of East - Long Island – Kokomohua Marine Bay, which have a relatively Reserve. high concentration of marine Blumine and Pickersgill Islands. Fast farms. - flow habitats through Patten and Pickersgill passages. - Several ecologically significant marine sites, including the entire northern flank of East Bay. - A large proportion of the terrestrial environment is protected land (several scenic reserves). - Adjoins Coastal Marine Area G. Inner Queen Very High Largely unmodified near-shore and Privately owned jetties and Charlotte Sound offshore marine environment. moorings are common Very sheltered with a highly indented through various parts of this coastline made up of numerous inlets region, but these are and bays. considered to have only small localised effects Relatively low sedimentation levels ecologically. due to the absence of any major rivers. - Grove Arm supports the largest estuarine wetland in Queen Charlotte Sound. - A large proportion of the surrounding terrestrial environment, mainly along the northern shores and in Grove Arm, is protected land. - Several scenic reserves. - Several ecologically significant marine sites. Tory Channel High Largely unmodified intertidal and Commercial scallop dredging entrance to near-shore marine environment. occurs in places offshore. Umuwheke Bay Moderate-strong current - communities near the entrance to Tory Channel grading to more typical inner Queen Charlotte Sound communities with distance away from Tory Channel. - Backed by regenerating scrub/forest and scenic in places. App 2 - 4