The Albert Park Yachting and Angling Club have been strong supporters and the primary drivers of shellfish restoration efforts in Port Phillip Bay since the projects beginning, including fundraising and advocacy. Now with a newly established OzFish Chapter, volunteers at APYAC are using their chapter as a platform to get their hands dirty and help to construct and assist monitoring future shellfish reefs.
The Manning River OzFish Chapter is one of the newest chapters to be part of the OzFish movement. The group of passionate recreational fishers have a number of habitat restoration activities in their sites and they’re actively looking for new members to join their Chapter and give back to the sport they love. Their initial focus will be monitoring the water quality on the Manning River, particularly around Taree and Wingham, in addition to getting involved in rubbish clean-ups in the lower part of the estuary.
JOIN the Chapter by becoming an OzFish Member today! The Hunter Valley Chapter will be tackling restoration projects of some of the most important river systems in NSW. The Hunter Valley Chapter is ready to roll up their sleeves and get started with some projects in the area as covid restrictions lift.
JOIN the Chapter by becoming an OzFish Member today! OzFish Maroochy is based in south eastern Queensland. They will bring their knowledge of the management of the local fisheries into…
The Central Moreton Bay OzFish Chapter was established in 2017. The major project that underpins this OzFish Chapter is shellfish reef restoration in Moreton Bay. The many events, fishing competitions and activities that are delivered by members all have shellfish reef restoration as the primary focus. The Wynnum Manly Seafood Festival is run by this OzFish Chapter to raise much-needed funds for local fish habitat projects and the used oyster shells are recycled at the local recycling facility developed by the Chapter members further developing fish habitat for better fishing.
JOIN the Chapter by becoming an OzFish Member today! CONNECT to the Chapter through theirFacebook Page. Albany fish friendly farms Freshwater mussel rescue project OzFish Perth Chapter have identified three…
The OzFish Wagga Chapter was formed by a couple of keen local fishermen wanted to improve the fishing in the area. We have grown in numbers and have made some great friends along the way who all love fishing in the local area.
OzFish Cairns now has a group of dedicated local fishos guiding its foundational activities toward better habitat and more fish for the local area. Local stakeholders such as Terrain NRM, Cairns Regional Council and Cassowary Coast Council are strong supporters of the initiative, and partnership projects are already in planning. Local businesses such as BCF (Cairns, Innisfail and Smithfield) and Yorkey’s Knob Boat Club are already supporters of the movement and are set to ensure its long term success.
Formed by a group of fly fishing enthusiasts, the Hawkesbury-Nepean Chapter members have their sights set on restoring and conserving their local waters to ensure their fishery remains in top condition for years to come. The Hawkesbury-Nepean Chapter covers a massive area and has every breed of angler under the sun – beach, estuary, rock fishing and offshore.
The OzFish North Moreton Chapter was formed to assist with the restoration of fish habitat and fish populations in the Northern Moreton Bay region.
The Chapter hopes to give recreational fishers in the local community opportunities to create new fish habitat, improve water quality and fish passage, control populations of noxious fish and ultimately reverse the trends of declining fish stocks in the region.
CONNECT to the Chapter through their Facebook Page. Based around the Tamworth area OzFish Northwest Chapter are keen to restore native fish habitat in their local rivers. Historically desnagging…
It does not take a mastermind to know that the Gold Coast is a developed part of Australia, certainly compared to 50 years ago. Fish habitat restoration is falling behind the rate of development so many hands are needed to help the rivers cope with the amount of human impact seen in the area. The Chapter has completed a bank stabilisation project along the Coomera River which was heavily eroded along with some citizen science, clean-ups and fish habitat monitoring.
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