OzFish Unlimited’s Jonathon Bleakley reflects on a lifetime as a recreational fisher and how we can all prevent litter in our waterways, as part of the Fish For Life – Keep It Clean campaign. One of my most vivid memories…
Darwin Harbour is renowned as one of the best fishing spots in Northern Australia and it’s in a much better state due to the work of volunteers from a range of community groups at the annual Larrakia Nation Clean-Up. A…
Shellfish could hold the key to filtering nutrients in wastewater with a ground-breaking project in Queensland testing their effectiveness. OzFish Unlimited, Australia’s fishing conservation charity, has teamed up with Unity Water, The University of Sunshine Coast and Healthy Land and…
As the host of The Full Scale Fishing Adventures, Lubin Pfeiffer knows first-hand how much the Murray-Darling Basin needs a helping hand. He was only too happy to help with OzFish Unlimited’s latest re-snagging efforts in the Lower Darling, one of the largest in-stream restoration projects by Australia’s recreational fishing charity.
At OzFish, we’re aware more than most of the importance of seagrass meadows and the extent to which this vital habitat has disappeared from Australia’s coastline. It is estimated that Australia has lost almost 30 per cent of its seagrass meadows since 18801. Tasmania has not escaped
There are a few things in fishing that really excite me. The first is site casting a fish. And the second is catching big fish in skinny water. Both of these strike a chord with the
There’s no one size-fits-all approach to habitat restoration. Every habitat presents a unique mix of characteristics and challenges, often meaning innovation is required. That’s where the OzFish team and our volunteers excel. Our Onkaparinga Chapter demonstrated that recently when they took…
We have all seen mangroves on our afternoon walk or while out fishing, but do we really know the role they play for the local fish populations? In a nutshell, Mangroves provide food and habitat to
As the cool winter months start to roll in and the daylight hours get shorter, OzFisher Jonathon packed his bags and headed north for one last crack at his favourite species – the Australian bass – in one of his favourite locations, the Bellinger river.
OzFish Unlimited has dramatically grown in North Queensland thanks to vital funding from the Queensland Community Foundation (QCF) with habitat restoration now set to accelerate in the region. Backed by BCF stores nationally, the not-for-profit
As part of the Growing River Stewardship program OzFish, supported by the NSW Government’s Environmental Trust, is unpacking habitat in an eight-part series in which we explore key fish habitat. Everyone loves coral reefs, the clear and colourful world that…
Unpack habitat in an eight-part series in which we explore key fish habitats. Last week we started with mangrove forests and this week it’s saltmarshes.The stories are part of our Growing River Stewardship program supported by the NSW Government’s Environmental Trust. What are saltmarshes?
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