2022-05-16 GC Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 2 - Noosa Oyster Ecosystem Restoration Project - Project Restoration Plan

                 There is no shoreline infrastructure adjacent to this site. Downstream of the site is a public jetty. The
                 jetty is excluded from the site.

                 Fringing mangrove forest between coastal rainforest communities dominated by red and grey
                 mangroves with occasional orange and yellow mangroves. While the mangrove fringe was generally
                 less than 10m wide, it is in good condition. The lower canopy dominated by jointed rush (Juncus
                 kraussii), rusty sedge (Fimbristylis ferruginea), and saltcouch (Sporobolus virginicus) occurring
                 particularly towards the mouth of Weyba Creek.

                 Well sorted sand, which covered most habitats within each of the reaches investigated particularly in
                 channel habitat. No epifaunal invertebrates were recorded on the surface of the unvegetated habitats
                 during the survey and there was typically a low density of burrows observed in most reaches. Some
                 sections of the sediment in Noosa Sound were covered by benthic microalgae, particularly where there
                 were freshwater inputs.

                 Isolated seagrass patches but not within 10m of planned restoration footprint. Mangroves and
                 seagrass are excluded from the site. No impact to the mangroves and seagrass is expected.

                 Related images are presented in Figures 4.13 - 4.16.




                 The site sits within the embayment to avoid the main navigation channel.




                                                                                                        Photo: Craig Bohm, TNC




                 Figure 4.13: Noosa Sound West Restoration Site lies opposite Noosa Sound canal estate. The image
                 looks along the site downstream from the upstream end of the site towards the public jetty (white
                 area), which lies outside the site.




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