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

                Improve public
                knowledge about
                shellfish restoration
Indigenous      Support the aspirations of     Noosa and District Landcare to    Partnership established
inclusion       Kabi Kabi Nation               involve indigenous youth in
                                               hands-on or on-water actions,     Events to be planned on an
                Benefit from traditional       where opportunities arise.        ongoing basis.
                knowledge
                                                                                 Endorsement from Kabi Kabi
                                                                                 elders and permission to
                                                                                 integrate traditional
                                                                                 knowledge in project-
                                                                                 related products secured.

                                                                                 Elders kept up to date with
                                                                                 project happenings. TNC will
                                                                                 meet with elders as they
                                                                                 request.
Schools         Engage local schools in        Noosa Environmental Hub to        Partnerships established
participation   the project                    integrate Sunshine State High     and activities in planning
                                               School into the project           and underway.
                Improve public
                knowledge about                Noosa Biosphere Community
                shellfish restoration          Association to carry out school
                                               activities and indigenous river
                                               awareness actions with
                                               Tewantin schools
Tewantin        Provide a focus site for       Tewantin Bushcare to help         Partnership established
Demonstration   community education            develop restoration
Site            activities and access to       demonstration site at Tewantin    Discussions underway
                one of the oyster
                restoration sites
Fish habitat    Bring Noosa’s underwater       Ozfish – Noosa Chapter            MoU in place between TNC
monitoring      life and the value of          Ozfish to use Remote              and Ozfish
                habitat diversity to life in   Underwater Video (RUV)
                the public realm,              techniques to seek out and        Ozfish has equipment locally
                particularly to fishers        record marine species diversity   and is being supported by
                                               Ozfish to also help test RUV      TNC where needed to
                                               techniques at different river     identify and record Noosa
                                               locations and promote the         River fish habitats
                                               importance of marine habitats
                                               and restoration to its members    TNC is also being supported
                                               and public                        by the Pumicestone Passage
                                                                                 oyster ecosystem
                                                                                 restoration project (Ozfish +
                                                                                 Healthy Land and Water).
                                                                                 The project is sharing oyster
                                                                                 gardening experiences and
                                                                                 equipment with the Noosa
                                                                                 project team.



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