The Black Summer Bushfires of 2019-20 ravaged the east coast of Australia at an unprecedented scale and ferocity and was followed by high rainfall, dealing our precious and unique waterways with a devastating blow. Waterway Fire Science Project is a citizen science initiative in NSW which will determine how our waterways, fish habitat, and fish populations are recovering following the impact of bushfires.
With the help of recreational fishers, OzFish is working to restore seagrass habitat in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.
Each year hundreds of recreational fishers, divers and community members in Western Australia take part in the Seeds For Snapper project to restore the lost seagrass of Cockburn Sound.
Leading figures from fisheries, research, and the recreational fishing community came together to share knowledge and ideas to secure the future of fishing. The two days featured expert speakers and site visits to showcase what is being done and rec fishers can get involved.
In 2020, more than 200 community volunteers took part in the third annual Seeds for Snapper, the most advanced national community-driven seagrass restoration program.
With the help of recreational fishers, OzFish is working to restore seagrass habitat in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.
In 2020, more than 200 community volunteers took part in the third annual Seeds for Snapper, the most advanced national community-driven seagrass restoration program.
With the help of recreational fishers, OzFish is working to restore seagrass habitat in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.
Every November for the last four years, national fishing conservation charity OzFish have been working with Australia’s leading scientists from University of Western Australia to develop practical techniques to restore lost seagrass meadows of Cockburn Sound.
In 2020, more than 200 community volunteers took part in the third annual Seeds for Snapper, the most advanced national community-driven seagrass restoration program.
With the help of recreational fishers, OzFish is working to restore seagrass habitat in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.
With the help of recreational fishers, OzFish is working to restore seagrass habitat in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.
Each year hundreds of recreational fishers, divers and community members in Western Australia take part in the Seeds For Snapper project to restore the lost seagrass of Cockburn Sound.
In a first for Australia, hundreds of West Australian recreational fishers took part in a massive effort to restore the lost seagrass meadows of Cockburn Sound in the Seeds for Snapper project.
A bushfire recovery program led by Landcare Australia, delivered in partnership with OzFish Unlimited and Native Fish Australia (Victoria), will support initiatives to restore habitat for ten national priority threatened aquatic species in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales.
The Central Moreton Bay OzFish Chapter has an ambitious goal to restore 100 hectares of shellfish reef in Moreton Bay over the next 10 years and beyond, stretching many hundreds of hectares.
This kind of restoration will do more than simply improve water quality in the bay, it will rejuvenate aquatic life, improve seagrass habitat and return the Bay back to its former glory.
With the help of recreational fishers, OzFish is working to restore seagrass habitat in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.
Each year hundreds of recreational fishers, divers and community members in Western Australia take part in the Seeds For Snapper project to restore the lost seagrass of Cockburn Sound.
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