2019-01-14 General Committee Agenda - Attachment 3 to Item 2 - Monitoring of Noosa River Oyster Reefs Nov 2018

       Table 6 List of recorded damage and repairs to oyster reefs during both monitoring events
Site    Damage May 2018              Repairs conducted        Damage November 2018            Repairs conducted
2       None                         NA                       All top bags torn. Buoy         Repairs to bags
                                                              missing.                        completed where
                                                                                              possible. Replaced buoy.
3       None                         NA                       All top bags torn. Buoy         Repairs to bags
                                                              missing.                        completed where
                                                                                              possible. Replaced buoy.
4       None                         NA                       Bottom right, and top right     Repairs to bags
                                                              bag torn. Middle reef unit      completed where
                                                              covered by significant          possible. Crab pot
                                                              sand. Right hand reef unit      removed.
                                                              and nearby buoy tangled
                                                              with crab pot.
5       Reef struck by boat which    Reef repaired and put    All top bags torn. Buoy         Repairs to bags
        broke mooring, one buoy      back in place.           missing.                        completed where
        missing                      Replaced buoy.                                           possible.
6       None                         NA                       Middle top bag ripped.          Repaired bag.
7       None                         NA                       Middle top bag ripped.          Repaired bag.
8       Right hand bag moved and     Repaired and put back    Right hand top bag torn.        Repaired bag, replaced
        torn, 1 buoy missing         on reef. Replaced        Buoy missing.                   buoy.
                                     buoy.
9       Right hand bag moved and     Repaired and put back    Left hand top bag torn,         Repaired bags.
        torn, 2 buoys missing.       on reef. Replaced        right hand reef significantly
                                     buoys.                   covered by sand, middle
                                                              top bag ripped.
10      One buoy missing.            Replaced buoy.           Top middle bag destroyed,       Repaired bag, replaced
                                                              significant covering by         buoy.
                                                              sand. Buoy missing.
11      Two buoys missing.           Replaced buoys.          Top middle bag torn.            Repaired bag.
12      None                         NA                       Right top bag torn.             Repaired bag.
13      None                         NA                       None                            NA
14      None                         NA                       None                            NA
16      None                         NA                       None                            NA



       Table 7 List of days USC team members have surveyed the reefs, and the number of reefs
       upon which fishing activities have been noted during these surveys.
Date of field work           Number of days   Sites visited   Activity being completed         Sites with boats
                                                                                               present
25-26 November 2017          2                3-8             Ecological function study        0
27-30 November 2017          4                All             Fish surveys                     0
29-30 December 2017          2                All             Fish surveys                     2
29-30 January 2018           2                3-8             Ecological function study        0
15-16 February 2018          2                All             Fish surveys                     1
26-27 March 2018             2                3-8             Ecological function study        2
29-30 March 2018             2                All             Fish surveys                     1
31 May, 1 June 2018          2                3-8             Ecological function study        0
15-18 May 2018               4                All             Fish surveys                     2
20-22 May 2018               3                All             6 month monitoring               3
27-28 June 2018              2                All             Fish surveys                     4
16-17 August 2018            2                All             Fish surveys                     2
1-2 October 2018             2                All             Fish surveys                     2
19-20 November 2018          2                All             Fish surveys                     3
26-27 November 2018          2                All             12 month monitoring              1




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