The 2024 season of Seeds for Snapper in Adelaide is about to kick off, marking the fifth summer of the community-led seagrass restoration work in South Australia. OzFish members, recreational fishers and keen South Australians are invited to attend the…
OzFish is partnering with BMD and Melbourne Water for a pilot project to restore seagrass in front of the Werribee Treatment Plant, between Werribee River and Little River. This initiative will create favourable conditions for vital fish species to thrive,
Working in collaboration with DWER and UWA, OzFish are starting a new Halophila ovalis seagrass restoration trial in Leschenault Estuary. This project will form part of Leschenault Catchment Council’s Leschenault Estuary Connect program, an innovative program aimed at connecting and engaging the local community to protect and enhance the Leschenault Estuary for future generations.
The seagrass season has wrapped for South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula region, and despite the fruit missing the memo this year, plenty of progress has been made in bringing science and community together. After a bumper season in 2022/23, volunteers were at the ready over the
OzFish Unlimited has rallied the Adelaide community for the 2023 Seeds For Snapper seagrass restoration initiative and recruited hundreds of passionate volunteers to create a huge environmental impact despite challenging weather.
OzFish is rallying the Adelaide and Fleurieu Peninsula community around the 2023 Seeds For Snapper seagrass restoration initiative, inviting volunteers to start collecting now.
The fruit arriving on beaches marks the official start of the restoration program.
The annual seagrass fruit harvest in WA has ended early due to extreme heat but with more than 600,000 seeds being released into Cockburn Sound. That is the equivalent of about three hectares of restored seagrass meadows through the support of more than 600 volunteers
Everything is in place for Australia’s largest community-driven seagrass restoration project, Seeds for Snapper, to commence next Tuesday at Cockburn Sound. The annual collaboration between OzFish Unlimited and the University of Western Australia is now in its sixth year and tanks
Daiwa Australia today announced its latest partnership with fishing conservation charity OzFish Unlimited throwing its support behind seagrass restoration in Cockburn Sound, WA. Seeds for Snapper, renowned as the largest community driven seagrass restoration program in Australia is making inroads…
OzFish Unlimited is putting the call-out for volunteers in and around Adelaide to support seagrass restoration. OzFish is working with Green Adelaide to get volunteers ready for the annual Seeds for Snapper event in December. Volunteers are
There is renewed optimism for the future of seagrass restoration in South Australia due to the humble hessian bag, which has been at the heart of the Seeds for Snapper project now entering its fourth year. Associate Professor Jason Tanner,…
While seagrass loss is a topic that may not be front of mind for many people, it is vitally important in many parts of the world that rely on fishing as a source of food so projects like Seeds for Snapper are a big step in the right direction for this global
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