OzFish Shellfish reef restoration finally kicked off in Port Phillip Bay last week, as part of the Port Phillip Community Reefs Project, with over 1 tonne of recycled scallop shells deployed to our reef site off Mornington on the peninsula.
Research underpins and informs everything we do – it is part of our OzFish DNA. The pioneering shellfish restoration project in the Port River in Adelaide is no exception. This week, students from the University of Adelaide’s School of Biological…
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,
Sadly we’ve lost around 95% of our shellfish reefs in Australia. This habitat is hugely important as it provides food and homes to a huge range of fish as well as filtering our waters. Put simply,
IN SPITE of awful water quality, oyster farmers on the Richmond River are still hoping for a reason to come up smiling one day – and perhaps they’ve found it.
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