2021-09-13 GC Agenda - Item 11 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Oyster Project Annual Report 2

(A5.6) Promote Noosa           1+ presentations    30 June   On track   Reef Builder presentation with a
Council’s Noosa River Plan     given at national   2022                 spotlight on Noosa given at the
and shellfish restoration      conference/s                             National Coast to Coast
project in at least one        over 3 years                             Conference (July 2021)
national and one
international conference.      1+ presentations                         Further opportunities are being
                               given at                                 sought.
                               international
                               conference/s
                               over 3 years

(A5.7) Promote Noosa           1+ New              30 June   Achieved   TNC has secured an additional
Council’s Noosa River Plan     corporate/          2022                 $1.2m under the Reef Builder
and shellfish restoration      government/                              program to support oyster
project to corporate,          philanthropic                            ecosystem restoration in Noosa.
philanthropic and              alliances formed
state/federal government                                                TNC sits on the Department of
audiences to establish         1+ New in-kind                           Environment and Science (DES)
further support for            support/financial                        Oyster Reef Restoration and
conservation activities that   funding                                  Adaptation Working Group and is
support the Noosa River        contributions                            collaborating with DES to
Plan                           secured                                  progress oyster ecosystem
                                                                        restoration at a state level.

                                                                        TNC is currently entering a
                                                                        partnership with the state
                                                                        government owned Bribie Island
                                                                        Research Centre (BIRC), to
                                                                        enhance its capacity to support
                                                                        oyster ecosystem restoration in
                                                                        Noosa and across the state, as
                                                                        well as commercial oyster
                                                                        aquaculture development.

(A5.8) Assess feasibility of   1 Habitat           30 June   On track   TNC contracted Ecological
seagrass restoration in        mapping report,     2022                 Service Professionals Pty Ltd to
Lake Cooroibah as a            habitat                                  develop a map of seagrass beds
method of reducing             suitability                              in the Noosa River estuary.
sediment resuspension          model, PhD
and increasing                 study or similar                         The field work is complete, data
invertebrate biodiversity      output                                   sets submitted, and the final
                               completed and                            report is pending. The report will
                               presented to                             be given to council and
                               Noosa Council                            presented to stakeholders in the
                                                                        next reporting period.

                                                                        TNC is negotiating a seagrass
                                                                        restoration research project for
                                                                        Noosa with the Central
                                                                        Queensland University.




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