Together with Amateur Fishermen’s Association NT (AFANT), OzFish are empowering recreational fishers to actively monitor, protect and rehabilitate fish habitat.
This vital partnership recognises that protecting and restoring fish habitat is essential to the productivity of NT recreational fisheries.
The Larrakia people are the Aboriginal traditional owners and custodians of land and waters of the Darwin area.
OzFish is Australia’s only fishing conservation charity dedicated to helping local recreational fishers take control of the health of their rivers, lakes and estuaries. They partner with members and the broader community to invest time and money into the protection and restoration of our waterways.
If you would like to get a project started in your area, or would like to find out more about becoming a member, email Harvey Martinez at harveymartinez@ozfish.org.au.
It will help develop an understanding of local issues and opportunities for fish habitat management and restoration. Keen volunteers who have access to a fully functional boat, local knowledge of tides and Darwin harbor can express their interest to be involved by emailing info@ozfish.org.au.
Litter in our local waterways is impacting fish through pollution of habitats, entanglement and mistaken for food, gathering in fish stomachs and starving them slowly.
So far, the Darwin Chapter has participated in some cleanups of rubbish and debris with Larrakia Rangers and Masterbait organisation and are equally looking forward to many more projects with these guys.
Litter also impacts our fishing experience, reducing our enjoyment of the natural environments we fish in, reducing fish numbers and even making some fishing spots difficult to access.
The Chapter is also looking for opportunities to form new partnerships and understanding how to find unique solutions for addressing marine debris.
OzFish Unlimited has teamed up with Charles Darwin University and Ludmilla Creek Landcare to replenish vegetation in a significant section of Darwin. They worked together to revegetate a degraded drainage area alongside Richardson Drive in the Ludmilla Creek catchment area.
Darwin Harbour is renowned as one of the best fishing spots in Northern Australia and it’s in a much better state due to the work of volunteers from a range of community groups at the annual Larrakia Nation Clean-Up. A total of 117 volunteers from 18 organisations supported the 14th annual Clean-up project last week with 231 bags of rubbish removed from the waterway.
When Tavis and wife Jen moved to the Northern Territory in early 2020, he was pumped to be targeting the ultimate Aussie sportfish, the barramundi. Turns out his hopes of easily snagging a few of these iconic fish were dashed when he realised, they are not that thick in the water. Tavis tells a solid yarn of his Barra with the best of them… preferably around the campfire.