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A new subtidal ocean sewage outfall was commissioned in February 1989. This outfall replaced an old intertidal outfall, and presently discharges via a diffuser in an average depth of 15 m some 1.2 km off-shore in Bass Strait. Examination of biological communities around the old outfall prior to the change revealed distinct differences in biotic assemblages close to the outfall. An ongoing monitoring...