Open AccessThe Quarantine Protection of Sub-Antarctic Australia: Two Islands, Two Regimes
Author(s) -
Sandra Potter
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
island studies journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.2
H-Index - 21
ISSN - 1715-2593
DOI - 10.24043/isj.206
Subject(s) - quarantine , iucn red list , biosecurity , geography , endangered species , politics , environmental protection , environmental planning , environmental resource management , political science , ecology , habitat , biology , law , environmental science
Sub-Antarctic Heard Island and Macquarie Island are among Australia’s offshore properties susceptible to colonization by species introduced by humans. While both islands share World Heritage status and are IUCN Category Ia Protected Areas (Strict Nature Reserves), different quarantine protection regimes are in operation. Macquarie Island’s biosecurity appears to be less catered for while the means and likelihood of introductions are greater. The administrative, political, practical and geographical contexts within which quarantine management planning takes place variously impact on the level of quarantine protection provided to both islands. These and other remote sites of high conservation value are unlikely to receive heightened protection until the issues associated with such management contexts receive greater attention.