Burdekin Region Reef Water Quality Report Card Burdekin Region Reef Water Quality Report Card 2020 results | Page 5

PESTICIDES

2025 Reef-wide Pesticide Target :

To protect at least 99 per cent of aquatic species at end-of-catchments .

2020 condition

of aquatic species protected

The pesticide risk condition in the Burdekin Region in 2020 indicates 97.7 per cent of aquatic species were protected from the harmful effects of pesticides .

This is similar to the 2019 condition . The 2025 pesticide target is to protect at least 99 per cent of aquatic species at end-ofcatchments .

While this result represents the overall risk for all catchments in the Burdekin region , the Burdekin , Black and Don catchments experienced a lower risk , while the Haughton catchment experienced a higher risk .

Haughton Catchment 2020 condition

83.4 %

of aquatic species protected

Change in condition

-1.4 %

of aquatic species protected

Burdekin , Black and Don Catchments

This catchment has minimal pesticide risk . The aim is to maintain the current water quality so there is no increase in pesticide risk .

2025 Outlook

Target

Target met

Pesticides baseline

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