OzFish Unlimited’s shellfish recycling has branched out into a new area with highly acclaimed First Nations artist Megan Cope using oyster shells within her public art. More than 85,000 oyster shells have been positioned across the Sydney Opera House precinct…
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.
On Sunday 14th November, OzFish Unlimited’s Richmond River Chapter, celebrated Gone Fishing Day a little differently by highlighting the me
Shellfish reefs are complex, three-dimensional living structures, which provide food, shelter and protection for a range of marine species. For every hectare of oyster reef, each year, the reefs can filter 2.7 billion litres of seawater, remove 225 kilograms…
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.
For the past several years, committed recreational fishers from OzFish Unlimited’s Richmond River Chapter, have been working with scientists from the NSW Government and Universities to bring back shellfish to the Richmond River.
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