2022-10-24 General Committee Meeting- Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Oyster Ecosystem Restoration Project - Final Report (1)

community
consultation.                                                            Summary – all sites
                                                                         Shoreline length (all sites) = 497 m
                                                                         Total reef footprint (all sites) = 2268m2
                                                                         (0.27 hectares)

Se;(A4.3) Monitoring      19. Annual monitoring and          Complete    Baseline monitoring undertaken in July
and evaluation study      evaluation report card with 6                  2022 by consultants, Ecological Service
for both pilot and full   monthly status reports to be                   Professionals.
restoration sites.        provided
Monitoring to                                                            See Annex 43
include oyster
metrics,                                                                 Post construction monitoring
invertebrates, and                                                       commences Autumn 2023, then
fish use (detailed in                                                    annually till 2027.
MER plan).
(A5.1) Run workshop       20. Workshop completed             Achieved    2019 workshop held between TNC and
with Noosa Council                                                       NC while Alliance and Funding
to identify ongoing                                                      Agreement was being finalized. Results
focus areas for TNC                                                      incorporated into agreement activities.
support.
*(A5.2) Provide           21. Minimum of 5 peer review       Achieved    TNC have provided two peer reviews as
technical/peer            reports completed during three-                requested by Noosa Council:
review on minimum         year term of this agreement, as                1. Draft Noosa River Plan
five                      requested by Noosa Council
plans/reports/studies                                                    See Annex 21
if requested by
Noosa Council.                                                           2. Fishing Futures Report

                                                                         See Annex 22

*(A5.3) Facilitate a      22. Minimum of 3 study tours       Cancelled   Study tours hindered by COVID-19
minimum of three          completed during the three-year                travel restrictions and were not
study tours of            term of this agreement, as                     requested.
relevant sites in line    requested by Noosa Council.
with objectives and                                                      TNC invited NC to participate in the
scope of the                                                             International Conference for Shellfish
program in                                                               Reef Restoration in 2021, and to
Australia/US if                                                          undertake tours, but declined due to
requested by Noosa                                                       pressing work commitments.
Council (flights and
incidentals covered
separately by Noosa
Council,
accommodation and
in country travel
covered by this
Grant).
*(A5.4) Develop a         23. Conservation Action Plan and   Actions     TNC actively engaged with council staff
conservation action       Community Workshops completed,     were not    on river management issues as
plan for specific         as required                        required    requested.
issues (not yet
determined) for the                                                      TNC, in partnership with ecological
Noosa Estuary                                                            consultancy firm, Ecological Service
(including                                                               Professionals (ESP), delivered a status
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