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 Unlimited and Cockburn Power Boats Club have signed an historic agreement which will help make this year’s Seeds for Snapper the best ever. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by OzFish, Australia’s fishing conservation charity, and the Power Boats…
Shellfish could hold the key to filtering nutrients in wastewater with a ground-breaking project in Queensland testing their effectiveness. OzFish Unlimited, Australia’s fishing conservation charity, has teamed up with Unity Water, The University of Sunshine Coast and Healthy Land and…
The restoration of seagrass meadows in North Queensland continues to grow but volunteers are needed to ensure this year’s projects at Cairns and Mourilyan Harbour are a success. For the past four years, a project led by James Cook University…
OzFish Unlimited volunteers recently teamed up with Richmond Landcare in search of the elusive prehistoric lungfish after there were reported sightings in northern NSW. Why is that significant? Well, the lungfish has not been in the area for millions of…
Even though oysters don’t have ears, they are still wired for sound. University of Adelaide marine ecologist Dr Dominic Mcafee has been using novel methods as part of his attempts to restore Australia’s lost shellfish reefs and one of his…
OzFish Unlimited is calling on community volunteers to help make a difference by collecting water samples to assess the health of the Clarence River catchment area.
OzFish has partnered with the NSW Department of Planning and the Environment
Understanding the scale of the problem of unscreened pumps and diversions is only a recent phenomenon in Australia but new fish screening technology could be “the sleeping giant of river restoration”, according to distinguished fisheries scientist Dr Craig Boys.
A new product being trialled in South-East Queensland could be a game-changer for shellfish restoration in Australia. A mesh bag made from biopolymers from 100 per cent vegetation that has been sustainably sourced is being tested to see if they…
Recreational fishers throughout NSW will have the chance to swap their old and unwanted opera house yabby traps for an Oar-Gee Plow lure, at upcoming events across the state to support sustainable fishing practices. An initiative by TierraMar, through its…
There’s a housing crisis going on in Moreton Bay but OzFish Unlimited is helping solve the problem while creating a population explosion for years to come through its shellfish restoration project. A staggering 96% of the area’s shellfish reef habitat…
“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
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