Anglers take the lead in Clean Up Australia Day 2024
Over the weekend, OzFish volunteers supported the efforts of Clean Up Australia Day by removing over 3 tonnes of rubbish from 16 waterways across the country.
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OzFish calls on Aussie anglers for Clean Up Australia Day
OzFish Unlimited, the leading force in fishing conservation, is gearing up to take charge on Sunday March 3 for Clean Up Australia Day with their dedicated army of volunteers. With more than 15000 supporters, OzFish is mobilising its manpower to target 18 waterways rec fishers love fishing in.
Innovative seagrass restoration trial could deliver big wins for fishing in Hobart
The early signs are promising that a seagrass restoration project in Southern Tasmania will be a major step in the right direction towards replacing lost meadows. In a first for Tasmania, OzFish Unlimited, Australia’s fishing conservation charity, is collaborating with…
OzFish Volunteers of the Year Awards recognise outstanding contributions to the cause
Organisations like OzFish Unlimited can only survive and thrive because volunteers put their hand up and it’s time to recognise those going above and beyond the call of duty. The National OzFisher of the Year Award winners have been announced…
Giant kelp need our help to play vital role in Tasmania and southern Australia
“The number of living creatures of all orders, whose existence intimately depends on the kelp, is wonderful,” so wrote Charles Darwin in The Voyage of the Beagle. And the famous scientist was right. His words, written in 1839, still ring true today. Giant kelp
A first for seagrass in Tasmania
Tassie’s first seagrass restoration trial is well underway! Researchers from the Institute For Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), Kelsie Fractal and Beth Strain, have trialled four different restoration methods at four sites in the Derwent Estuary and Ralphs Bay.
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
Devil in the detail for Tasmanian seagrass restoration
At OzFish, we’re aware more than most of the importance of seagrass meadows and the extent to which this vital habitat has disappeared from Australia’s coastline. It is estimated that Australia has lost almost 30 per cent of its seagrass meadows since 18801. Tasmania has not escaped
Fishing’s future is brighter with OzFish’s new program designed for young fishos
Being a young fisho just got a whole new meaning, with a program of OzFish activities designed for kids to do their part for Australian fishing’s future. It’s said that the behaviours we learn as children often
Tasmanian trout experience
We caught up with Vere Michaels, who recently joined the OzFish in Tassie. Vere’s just back from learning a new fishing technique ahead of Gone Fishing Day. She said “I have always been a salty girl. Fishing, diving, and surfing in saltwater are all right up my alley.
Kate Trolls Eaglehawk for World Tuna Day
What better way to celebrate World Tuna Day than with a story about our Tasmanian Project Officer, Kate Ward, chasing ‘Barrel Bluefin Tuna’ off Eaglehawk Neck with the legendary Tuna Champion ambassador , Jonah Yick.
Rec Fishers find endangered kelp
In a major win for fish and the environment, new sightings of endangered Giant Kelp have been reported by recreational fishers in Tasmania following the launch late last year of the Kelp Tracker phone app. Tasmanian recreational fishers were urged…
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