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

                                                                      Assessment of Barriers
                                                                      to Fish Passage
                                                                      Fish require passage throughout
                                                                      the river system as part of their life
                                                                      cycle for the purposes of breeding
                                                                      and spawning, feeding, juvenile
                                                                      migration, predator avoidance,
                                                                      defence and territorial behaviour.
                                                                      Man-made structures such as
                                                                      culverts,    causeways,      bridges,
                                                                      dams and weirs can form partial
                                                                      or complete barriers which inhibit
                                                                      fish movement. This can be through
                                                                      an actual physical blockage of the
                                                                      waterway or through alteration of
                                                                      the natural flow conditions.
                                                                      Other barriers include weed and
                                                                      sediment chokes in and beside
                                                                      waterways, or chemical barriers
                                                                      such as pollution or acidification of
                                                                      waterways.
                                                                      The project aims to:
                                                                      •	inform future investment for
                                                                         fish passage remediation
                                                                      •	restore aquatic connectivity
                                                                         within the river system.
                                                                      This partner project is led by Noosa
                                                                      & District Landcare. Funding has
                                                                      been made available through
                                                                      Noosa Council’s community grants
                                                                      program.




 Objective 12: Resilience to the impacts of climate change in the Noosa River catchment is enhanced.

 Management response                                                   Who                   When

 Identify vulnerable sub-catchments and ecosystems at high risk to     Council               Short –
 climate change impacts and potential management actions as part                             medium term
 of the Climate Change Adaptation Plan.

 Identify existing catchment management activities occurring in        Council, Natural      Ongoing
 vulnerable areas and how these can help build ecosystem resilience    Resource
 to climate change (e.g. Partner Projects, volunteer Bushland Care     Management
 activities, Bushland Reserve management around waterways and          groups,
 Land for Wildlife/Volunteer Conservation Agreement program            Community
 participants).                                                        stakeholders


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