Pimp My Jetty Heads To The East Coast
In 2022, more than 50 western jetty owners asked to be included in the project, which was enough for the team at OzFish to package it up, duplicate it, and try it again in both Sydney and the Gold Coast.
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Piloting Reef Ball Enhancement at Portarlington
Artificial reef balls are made of concrete and designed to mimic natural rock structures, which are important habitats for marine organisms, particularly fish. The reef balls provide a substrate for these organisms to attach and grow, and also offer protection from predators.
Future of ACT’s waterways to be focus of recreational fishing forum
Canberran recreational fishers will hear from leading scientists and conservationists on the future of fishing in the Territory at a forum at the Link in Ginnindery on Wednesday 12 April. The free event is being organised by OzFish Unlimited, Australia’s…
Champion fisher’s roadshow to restoration
Over the coming weeks, OzFish teams are delivering a series of popular forums in regional towns across the Murray-Darling Basin and they’re bringing in the heavyweights of fishing with them. Braeden Lampard, OzFish Murray-Darling Basin Program Manager knows that people play a
Genetics As A Tool To Find Fish in North QLD
OzFish North QLD Chapter have recently completed their first round of sample collection to assess fish diversity in waterways of Townsville, the Herbert and lower Burdekin. The team is working with our project partners at Townsville City Council and James Cook
The blueprint behind OzFish and why you should get involved
Helping each other. It’s the bedrock of Australian culture. A duty that embodies the respect we give to one another, to our country and to the creatures that make it such a special place to live. It’s a value OzFish holds at its core. At heart, we are a group of passionate volunteers committed to taking small consistent actions that
ACT residents set to care for and protect the mighty Murrumbidgee
Recreational fishers from the ACT eager to play a hands on role to support the restoration of fish habitat in the Murrumbidgee River have been given a significant boost. OzFish Unlimited has today announced its first ACT chapter as part…
Wet a line for science at Burrill Lake
OzFish is hosting a unique fishing event in Burrill Lake on the NSW South Coast where local anglers get to contribute to conservation through wetting a line.
The free = event will take place at Burrill Lake at 9am on Saturday 11 March. Participants will get to hear about the best places to fish on the lake and participate in a family friendly comp with giveaways and prizes up for grabs.
Marron to get new homes from repurposed trees
Western Australia’s iconic freshwater crayfish, the Marron, is set to benefit from new homes in the form of repurposed tree logs and stumps discarded from the construction of the Bunbury Ring Road project. OzFish Unlimited, is working with South West Gateway Alliance and local partners to place the repurposed tree stumps
Seagrass restoration scales up in South Australia thanks to volunteers
The restoration of South Australia’s vitally important seagrass meadows is a step closer after the incredible efforts of our recreational fishers and local communities. Across both of our ‘Seeds for Snapper’ projects in South Australia, along Adelaide’s metropolitan coastline and on the Fleurieu Peninsula, more than 700 local rec fishers and people got involved. Together, they dedicated more than 3,380 volunteer hours to harvest and deploy more than 18,700 seagrass seeds in over 630 biodegradable sandbags.
Volunteers deploy one million oyster shells in biggest day of restoration
In an incredible moment for habitat restoration – we delivered our biggest single day yet this week when our volunteers deployed more than one million recycled oyster shells into Moreton Bay, Queensland. More than 200 members and supporters dedicated over 2,900 hours to collect, clean, and deploy in excess of 16.5 tonnes of oyster shells. Thank you.
Shellfish restoration underway on the Port River, South Australia
Across three working bees, 28 rec fisher volunteers constructed 70 Robust Oyster Buckets (ROBs) and filled them with more than 1.1 tonnes of recycled oyster shell. They then helped to deploy them at strategic locations in the Port River estuary, dedicating more than 188 hours so far to delivering the project.
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