Wairau/ Awatere Resource Management Plan Near shore coastal water quality; Estuarine water quality; Bathing beach water quality with a particular emphasis on pathogens that pose a threat to public health. (b) Impact monitoring to assess the effects of authorised and unauthorised discharges of contaminants on coastal water quality and the benthic environment. (c) Compliance monitoring to ensure that all coastal permit holders involved in the discharge of contaminants to water meet the conditions of their permits. (d) Record keeping including: State of the environment, impact and compliance monitoring information; Requests for information from iwi, other agencies and the public; The number of notified and non-notified coastal permits applied for and the number granted and declined in each category; and Impact of adjacent land uses on water quality. (e) Reporting to the Council on a regular basis the results of the above state of the environment, impact and compliance monitoring activities. A number of methods are included to implement the objective and policies outlined above. It is the implementation of the rules, which is likely to be the most effective means of achieving the level of water quality sought and the sustainable management of coastal water. 9.5 Issue The protection of indigenous habitats, ecosystems and areas of significant conservation value. The sandy and gravel beaches generally have a very limited wildlife diversity normally comprised of various crustaceans, algae, skinks, geckoes, and insects. The rock outcrops and platforms around and south of Cape Campbell are home to kelps, algaes, limpets, barnacles, crabs, catseyes, paua, crayfish, periwinkles and mussels. Offshore crayfish, surfclams, scallops, horse mussels, butterfish, moki, cod, snapper, Hectors Dolphins, kahawai and terakihi are all present. Both the Chancet Rocks and the Needles are home to fur seals and penguins. The Wairau Lagoons are an important nursery for many fish species and also support a numerous and varied bird population including Royal Spoonbills, Banded Dotterals, Black Stilts, Wrybills and various waterfowls. The following areas have recognised ecological, historical, scientific and conservation values: 9 - 6