Ever wondered which fish use your local catchment and creek? What impacts do our restoration efforts have for creating native fish habitat? Join us this Friday for an informative collaboration with Terrain and OzFish, down at Freshwater Creek in Glenoma Park. Starting at 11am, Lana from Terrain will explain what fish barriers are and what...
OzFish Cairns are excited to announce that we are partnering with Treeforce and Terrain NRM to collect baseline fish diversity information from a disused weir along Freshwater Creek that is acting as a fish passage barrier. We will also assess regrowth from tree planting conducted at this site ~3 years ago and how that is...
OzFish Cairns are excited to announce the first round of sample collection for our project to assess fish diversity in tropical waterways using environmental DNA (eDNA). This project will develop a meta-barcoding technique for eDNA that is specific to fish species in waterways of the wet and dry tropics, and will enable a more comprehensive...
OzFish Cairns are excited to announce the first round of sample collection for our project to assess fish diversity in tropical waterways using environmental DNA (eDNA). This project will develop a meta-barcoding technique for eDNA that is specific to fish species in waterways of the wet and dry tropics, and will enable a more comprehensive...
Join OzFish Cairns to conduct baseline fish surveys at Cattana Wetlands! We will be assessing fish diversity in the wetlands using boat and backpack electrofishing as part of our project to improve fish passage in north QLD. This is an opportunity for volunteers to learn more about fish fauna in their local waterways, and how...
Get together with OzFish Cairns Chapter and chat all things fishing! Join us on Wednesday evening for drinks and nibbles as we talk about fishing and habitat restoration around Cairns. Snacks and bar food will be provided, and drinks can be purchased at the bar. Event details Date: 19th July 2023 Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm...
OzFish Cairns are excited to announce our fourth consecutive year of seagrass restoration trials at Mourilyan Harbour. We’re continuing our work to restore seagrass meadows, following over a decade of seagrass loss in the estuary. Seagrass will be collected by the TropWATER (JCU) Seagrass Ecology team in Trinity Inlet (Cairns), and then transported to JCU’s...
OzFish Cairns are excited to announce our fourth consecutive year of seagrass restoration trials at Mourilyan Harbour. We’re continuing our work to restore seagrass meadows, following over a decade of seagrass loss in the estuary. Seagrass will be collected by the TropWATER (JCU) Seagrass Ecology team in Trinity Inlet (Cairns), and then transported to JCU’s...
OzFish Cairns are excited to announce our fourth consecutive year of seagrass restoration trials at Mourilyan Harbour. We’re continuing our work to restore seagrass meadows, following over a decade of seagrass loss in the estuary. Seagrass will be collected by the TropWATER (JCU) Seagrass Ecology team in Trinity Inlet (Cairns), and then transported to JCU’s...
OzFish are excited to announce the next round of sample collection for our project to assess fish diversity in tropical waterways using environmental DNA (eDNA). Together with our project partners, we are working to develop fish sampling methods that can be completed by collecting water samples, as an alternative to setting traps or nets. Fish...
If you are keen to spend some time helping in seagrass restoration, learning new skills, and meet like-minded people, then this is for you. Volunteering for the local seagrass restoration project is a great way to get involved in restoring affected seagrass meadows in the Cairns region. Our activities are fun and family-friendly, creating a...
If you are keen to spend some time helping in seagrass restoration, learning new skills, and meet like-minded people, then this is for you. Volunteering for the local seagrass restoration project is a great way to get involved in restoring affected seagrass meadows in the Cairns region. Our activities are fun and family-friendly, creating a...