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
OzFish Unlimited and Cockburn Power Boats Club have signed an historic agreement which will help make this year’s Seeds for Snapper the best ever. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by OzFish, Australia’s fishing conservation charity, and the Power Boats…
There are a million reasons why Seeds for Snapper is a great way for volunteers to help restore Cockburn Sound’s precious marine ecosystem. Plans are underway for the sixth annual Seeds for Snapper project in Western Australia, the largest of…
Water Corporation’s commitment to restoration makes seagrass shine We’ve all heard the saying “teamwork makes the dream work”. Many people are reminded of playing on a sports team as a child and hearing the term used as a way to…
The restoration of South Australia’s vitally important seagrass meadows is a step closer after the incredible efforts of our recreational fishers and local communities. Across both of our ‘Seeds for Snapper’ projects in South Australia, along Adelaide’s metropolitan coastline and on the Fleurieu Peninsula, more than 700 local rec fishers and people got involved. Together, they dedicated more than 3,380 volunteer hours to harvest and deploy more than 18,700 seagrass seeds in over 630 biodegradable sandbags.
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