Thanks to the brilliant innovators in Queensland by OzFish volunteers, a game-changing device was engineered – introducing “Wilma” the shell-washing machine, now in charge of the cleaning responsibilities in Victoria.
As I waded through the knee-deep water, casting my line, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of fulfillment and purpose. I heard about OzFish a few years ago and was eager to learn how I could contribute to the organisation’s vision of healthier waterways.
A team of Griffith University marine scientists’ preliminary findings shows that 3 million new oysters are living on oyster baskets built by OzFish volunteers in Moreton Bay. Along with new oysters and other shellfish, another 4.5 million animals, such as crabs, live on and among the structures.
In an incredible moment for habitat restoration – we delivered our biggest single day yet this week when our volunteers deployed more than one million recycled oyster shells into Moreton Bay, Queensland. More than 200 members and supporters dedicated over 2,900 hours to collect, clean, and deploy in excess of 16.5 tonnes of oyster shells. Thank you.
The OzFish Shellfish Revolution is the largest community-driven shellfish reef restoration program in Australia.
It has a footprint across the country, with various projects in Queensland, New South Wales,
Year 9 students from Iona College have been hard at work helping OzFish Central Moreton Bay Chapter build structures for their shellfish reef restoration project this semester.
Two local community groups, OzFish Moreton Bay and Wynnum Redlands Canoe Club joined forces this Clean Up Australia Day on the foreshore of Tingalpa Creek. Armed with a joint love of clean waterways, the mud army worked together to load…
The project to restore the once magnificent shellfish beds of the Pumicestone Passage will be enhanced for the second time on Friday, December 6 with more reef structures of recycled shell being installed off Kakadu Beach. Shellfish have been synonymous…
Australia’s recreational fishers are being encouraged to get behind a new Give Back to Habitat initiative to restore degraded waterways, improving habitats and fish numbers.
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