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

Contents
Purpose and scope ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Background ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Project overview ................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Project partners and governance ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Conservation deliverables .................................................................................................................................................... 6
Work sequence ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Progress summary ................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Reef Builder ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Unforeseen issues arising and project adaptation .............................................................................................................. 8
Total progress to date ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Community engagement .................................................................................................................................................... 20
    Public information sessions ............................................................................................................................................ 20
    Community engagement workshop............................................................................................................................... 20
    Shuck Don’t Chuck .......................................................................................................................................................... 23
    Senior Schools Project .................................................................................................................................................... 24
    Junior Schools Project ..................................................................................................................................................... 24
    Oyster Gardening Project ............................................................................................................................................... 25
    Waterwatch ..................................................................................................................................................................... 26
    Hatchery partnership ...................................................................................................................................................... 26
    Handling oysters and oyster shell - biosecurity ............................................................................................................. 27
    Communication products ............................................................................................................................................... 28
    Media ............................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Technical outputs ................................................................................................................................................................ 36
    Restoration suitability model ......................................................................................................................................... 36
    Restoration zones ........................................................................................................................................................... 40
    Bathymetric mapping ..................................................................................................................................................... 42
    Habitat mapping ............................................................................................................................................................. 43
    Project restoration plan .................................................................................................................................................. 45
Permits ................................................................................................................................................................................. 46
Pilot reef construction plans .............................................................................................................................................. 47
Project finances ................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Next steps ............................................................................................................................................................................ 50
Annex 1: Goals, objectives and deliverables of the project .............................................................................................. 51
Annex 2: Project Brief ......................................................................................................................................................... 56




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