2022-04-12-P&E Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 1 - TNC Noosa_Oyster Project _6_Monthly_Report

Contents
Purpose and scope .............................................................................................................................................................................3
Background .........................................................................................................................................................................................3
Project overview .................................................................................................................................................................................4
Project partners and governance ......................................................................................................................................................5
Conservation deliverables ..................................................................................................................................................................6
Work sequence ...................................................................................................................................................................................6
Total progress to date ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11
   Shuck Don’t Chuck ....................................................................................................................................................................... 21
   Shell cleaning ............................................................................................................................................................................... 21
   School talks .................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
   Senior schools project ................................................................................................................................................................. 24
   Junior schools project ................................................................................................................................................................. 24
   Oyster gardening project ............................................................................................................................................................ 26
   Indigenous engagement ............................................................................................................................................................. 27
   Ozfish ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
   Hatchery partnership .................................................................................................................................................................. 28
   Handling oysters and oyster shell - biosecurity ......................................................................................................................... 28
   Waterwatch ................................................................................................................................................................................. 29
   New communication products ................................................................................................................................................... 30
   Media ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Project finances ............................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Next steps ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Appendix 1: Reefbuilder Presentation ........................................................................................................................................... 39
Appendix 2: Current and Historical Distribution of Seagrass in the Noosa Estuary .................................................................... 39
Appendix 3: Seagrass Report Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 39
Appendix 4: Spring Oyster Chronicle .............................................................................................................................................. 39




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