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

Considerable savings have been made under the following budget lines:
    -   Hatchery and seeding – Bribie Island Research Centre offered TNC and excellent partnership rate for this work.
    -   Reef integrity and performance assessment - Monitoring in Year 2 will be funded from Reef Builder.

Savings made have been incorporated into the reef building budget to maximize the extent of the reef build.

Contracts
    • NorthGroup Pty Ltd – Bathymetric and intertidal surveys at oyster restoration sites ($13,200) – final outputs
        submitted. Payment pending.
    • Ecological Service Professionals Pty Ltd - Seagrass and habitat mapping contract ($42,592) – outputs submitted.
        Final report submitted. Final payment made.
    • Integrated Coastal Management Pty Ltd – Engineering advice and RPEQ certifications ($37,290) – outputs
        submitted. Final payment made.
    • Integrated Coastal Management Pty Ltd – Permitting support (up to $10,000) - ongoing
    • Resources Australia Ltd - Oyster shell transport (up to $10,000) - contract ongoing
    • Griffith University PhD student sponsorship for Noosa River oyster research ($20,000). Payment made.

Contracts pending (under negotiation)

    •   Integrated Coastal Management Pty Ltd – Construction engineering oversight and certification
    •   Ecological Service Professionals Pty Ltd – Restoration monitoring and reporting (Year 1)
    •   M&J Marine Services Pty Ltd – Reef construction
    •   Government of Queensland – Bribie Island Research Centre – Oyster seeding




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