2018-07-10 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 8 - Draft Noosa River Plan

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Bring Back the Fish
This project consists of three elements:
1.	An assessment, undertaken by the University of Queensland, of current baseline environment conditions
    against which the success of restoration efforts can be measured. It includes assessing the links
    between school prawns and the prevailing environmental conditions, a current full stock assessment
    and recommendations for enhancing or restocking prawns in the Noosa lakes and estuary.
2.	Direct restoration of lost oyster reef habitat in the Noosa estuary, undertaken by the University of
    the Sunshine Coast. It includes construction of artificial reefs and monitoring of results; and improved
    understanding of how the restored oyster reefs secure fish diversity, biomass and connectivity in the
    system.
3.	A parallel project involved an assessment, undertaken by Noosa and District Landcare and Healthy Land
    and Water, of erosion prone areas in the Kin Kin Creek sub catchment to determine current sediment
    inputs to waterways. It identifies priority areas for riparian restoration. The objective of this work is to
    reduce the overall sediment load in the system that currently hinders the growth of oyster reefs and
    seagrass beds, which provide habitat for fish and prawns.
The long term outcome sought by Bring Back the Fish is a considered balance between marine biodiversity
recovery and sustainable recreational and commercial fishing.
The project is led by the Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation with financial support from Noosa Parks
Association, Noosa Council, Thomas Foundation, the University of the Sunshine Coast, Noosa and District
Landcare and Noosa Integrated Catchment Association.



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