Sea

Mid West Ports is committed to protection of the marine environment and has objectives to: 

• Protect benthic communities and habitats so that biological diversity and ecological integrity are maintained; 
• Maintain safe navigable waters while sustaining natural processes that shape and protect the environmental values of the coast, and adapt to sea-level rise as a result of climate change;
• Maintain the quality of water, marine sediments and biota so that environmental values are protected; and
• Operate in balance with marine fauna so that biological diversity and ecological integrity are maintained. 

Mid West Ports currently assesses marine water quality by conducting regular passive water quality monitoring and marine sediment monitoring within the commercial harbour and Champion Bay.   

In 2020, Mid West Ports commissioned a Benthic Habitat Mapping Study and a Seagrass Health Survey to improve understanding of the marine habitats and seagrass health within Champion Bay, Port Grey, Geelvink Channel and Oakajee.

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• MARPOL and Waste reception facilities 
• Oil Spill Response 
• Coastal Stability
• Biosecurity
• Dredge Management

MWPA continues to monitor the coastal environment surrounding the Port to support best practice environmental management for the Port Reserve. In 2025 MWPA updated the broadscale benthic communities and habitats mapping for Champion Bay (Champion Bay Habitat Mapping 2025), and Oakajee (Oakajee Habitat Mapping 2025) as part of the PMaxP Coastal Processes Management Plan. MWPA has committed to updating these maps at least every 5 years to ensure data remains accurate.