OzFish are inviting Sunraysia to dive headfirst into sharing knowledge and ideas on a two day free community event on the 3 and 4 of November. OzFish will bring together leading figures from fisheries research and the recreational fishing community
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.
OzFish has been instrumental in transforming turning a lagoon once used by the Gomeroi/Kamilaroi people into a unique ‘living classroom’.
Whittaker’s Lagoon, near Moree, will now play an important role in educating high school students and young Traditional Owners about the environment and traditional ways of caring for Country.
The program has covered all aspects of traditional methods of learning about the environment and traditional ways of caring for Country.
Tarcutta Creek is a southern tributary of the Murrumbidgee River Catchment had suffered for years. It was when the eroding banks significantly reduced the remaining fish habitat by undermining the overhanging bank vegetation and smothering snags and microhabitats nearby with sediment that OzFish Wagga Chapter wanted to help.
In partnership with Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo Rivercare and various community groups, OzFish has been controlling the weeds and planting more native vegetation along a section of Wambuul-Macquarie River.
OzFish members are working together with landowners and Woolshed Thurgoona Landcare Group to restore the riparian vegetation along Hordon’s Lagoon. The project will plant native vegetation corridors, install riparian protection fencing and host community planting days.
Once completed it is expected that the local ecosystem will be enhanced, water quality improved and valuable habitat for many terrestrial and aquatic species established.
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.
Once dubbed ‘Kakadu of the South’ for its abundant wildlife, the Tuckean was an engine room for fisheries productivity throughout Northern NSW. Unfortunately, we now know that the modifications to the hydrology of the swamp, largely through floodplain drainage infrastructure, has resulted in poor water quality across it’s floodplain. Resulting in the associated loss of environmental values and despite previous attempts, only small-scale improvements have occurred, poor water quality still occurs regularly, and previous ecosystem values remain diminished.
Sunraysia OzFish and key stakeholders utilised their collective expertise and equipment to map all woody habitats that are located within two vital off-stream waterways, Frenchman’s creek and Rufus River, which are tributaries to the Murray River.
OzFish public talks about fishing and its future across Australia is coming to Moree. These public TEDx style talks have been given by leading experts passionate and knowledgeable about fish and fishing. They outline issues important to fish and how local communities can help protect and enhance fishing habitats across the country.
OzFish are working together with the local community to collect seagrass in Lake Macquarie and restore the lost ecosystem. These shoots can become naturally detached from the meadow and can be found floating or washed ashore after storms, winds and big tides.
OzFish Unlimited volunteers, farmers and community members have worked together during the summer of 2020 in an emergency fish rescue operation in one of our nation’s most significant river systems – the Lower Darling.
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