Queensland Tropical Seagrass Restoration aims to establish a coordinated volunteer seagrass restoration program spanning from Gladstone to Cairns in eastern Queensland. It will also enhance community and Traditional Owner capabilities to expand seagrass restoration efforts across the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) region.
OzFish are working with Cairns Airport, Terrain NRM, Yirrganydji rangers and researchers from James Cook University to improve the hydrology of mangrove wetlands in Cairns, which will restore critical fish habitat and boost fish populations in the region.
Tackle Loop is OzFish’s solution to provide a home for recreational fishers’ old, unwanted, and broken gear. Working with our partners, we will take in old and discarded gear before ensuring it is recycled instead of polluting Australia’s waterways or ending up in landfill.
OzFish Cairns Chapter is working towards re-establishing seagrass meadows in an intertidal estuarine system in Mourilyan Harbour south-east of Innisfail. The pilot project has input from local recreational anglers and university researchers and will assess the success of a unique seagrass restoration technique.
Saltwater Creek urban catchment north of Cairns’ CBD will use fish surveys to improve urban waterway management through the help of volunteer recreational anglers within OzFish Cairns Chapter.
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