Tumut River Threatened Fishes Project Restoring and supporting critical freshwater habitats and threatened native fish in the Tumut River catchment. Installation of 100 custom designed spawning structures for the endangered two-spined blackfish. Restoration of multiple degraded sites within Adjungbilly Creek to support Macquarie perch habitat. Development of two wetland refuge sites for potential reintroduction of…
Holistic approach to address habitat restoration, revegetation, water flows, and water quality. Complex habitat and and woody structures for endangered small-bodied native fish. Community engagement with workshops, habitat construction, monitoring and maintenance. Watershed and health challenges. The Darebin Creek project begins to address critical watershed challenges that collectively impact the health and sustainability of the…
The Great Shellfish Hunt Come join the nationwide mission to rediscover Australia’s lost tropical shellfish reefs! The Great Shellfish Hunt calls on recreational fishers and community members to help track Australia’s remaining tropical shellfish reefs. By learning how these reefs behave, and understanding their locations and characteristics, we can restore Australia’s tropical shellfish reefs and…
1,950 Bags deployed. 2ha Seagrass meadows restored. 1,000 Volunteer hours. Reviving the Shark Bay ecosystem Shark Bay in Western Australia is home to some of the largest and most diverse seagrass meadows on the planet. But the future of the meadows is under threat, due to human pressure and climate change. 85% of the seagrass…
Quantify the benefits of shellfish reefs to recreationally important fish species. Increase recreational awareness and engagement of and with shellfish restoration and its importance to ecosystems. Increase the stake of recreational anglers in improving fihs habitat in the swan canning river system. Engaging Anglers in Reef Monitoring As part of The Nature Conservancy’s national Reef…
Restoring Cultural Fishing Places and Spirit OzFish recognises that First Nations people have lost many of the places that were most significant to them for fishing, for their spiritual connection to Country and for food sources. OzFish sets out to restore these places alongside First Nations groups, including habitat, fish traps, songlines, meeting places, yarning…
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.
Saving Our Saltmarsh project, on the lower Richmond River estuary is a project that local Richmond River Chapter volunteer fishers are personally passionate about. Saltmarsh is critically important to the health of the lower Richmond River and its fish population. These communities are important to water quality, bank stability and as fish habitat and fish food source.
Sadly, millions of snags have been deliberately removed through large-scale desnagging operations across the country since European settlement. But there is hope, OzFish are on a mission to put every one of them back in so our native fish can thrive. Check out some of the resnagging and fish hotel projects OzFish volunteers have been involved in. If…
In the Murray Darling Basin, our inland regional centres and towns thrive on community, and the rivers, lakes and waterholes are often the economic and recreational lifeblood of the region. Projects Restoring from the wrongs of the past Many of these waterways have endured decades of neglect, with erosion and riverbank deforestation, removal of vital…
The area bordering waterways, such as riverbanks, is known as the ‘riparian zone’. The presence of native trees and vegetation in this zone is important to the stability of the riverbank, water quality and native fish populations.OzFish delivers many riparian restoration projects across Australia – working with local communities and organisations to create healthy habitats…
Community members will create ecosystems by deploying shell over reef balls. Anglers and volunteers will drop bagged shell from boats over the concrete reef balls from late 2024 to late 2026. Fish species will be monitored during this time using BRUVs.
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