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Table 6 Summary of environmental performance of Antarctic shipping and air operations by season

Variable

2015–16

2016–17

2017–18

2018–19

2019–20

Aircraft fuel (ML)

1.49

1.56

1.57

1.55

1.31

Ship fuel (ML)

3.34

3.13

2.57

2.85

2.48

Total fuel (kL)

7.10

6.78

6.39

6.72

6.25

Total greenhouse gas emissions (t CO2 equivalent)

19,894

19,002

17,829

18,996

17,917

CO2 = carbon dioxide; kL = kilolitre; ML = megalitre; t = tonne

Sources: DAWE (2020a); 2019–20: DAWE (2020b)

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Table 7 Status of listings of Australia’s historic heritage in Antarctica

Site

National Heritage List

Commonwealth Heritage List

World Heritage List

ASPA/ASMA (designated by ATCM)

HSM (designated by ATCM)

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Listed 2007

n/a

Registered 1997

n/a

n/a

Macquarie Island

Listed 2007

n/a

Registered 1997

n/a

n/a

Mawson’s Huts Historic Site

Listed 2005

Listed 2004

n/a

ASPA 162, designated 2004

HSM 77: Cape Denison, designated 2004

Mawson Station

n/a

Listed 2004

n/a

n/a

n/a

Rock cairn at Proclamation Island

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

HSM 3: Enderby Land, designated 1972

Rock cairn at Cape Bruce

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

HSM 5: MacRobertson Land, designated 1972

Rock cairn at Walkabout Rocks

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

HSM 6: Vestfold Hills, Princess Elizabeth Land, designated 1972

Mikkelsen cairn

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

HSM 72: Vestfold Hills, designated 1989

ASMA = Antarctic Specially Managed Area; ASPA = Antarctic Specially Protected Area; ATCM = Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting; HSM = Historic Site or Monument; n/a = not applicable

Sources: Department of Agriculture (nd); Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (nd)

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Table 8 Australian Antarctic fisheries catches and catch limits, 2015–20