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

Next steps
The steps planned for the next six months of the project include:

•   Contract BIRC to support oyster seeding/oyster gardening

•   Wash and bag more than 2 tonnes of cured oyster shells for hatchery reseeding (2 weeks work)

•   Instigate a tendering process for the construction work

•   Contract a suitable construction company to build pilot reefs at Tewantin and Goat Island

•   Construct reefs, map reefs and provide construction report to government

•   Contract independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting company

•   Undertake baseline monitoring

•   Support Oyster Gardening Project activities

•   Support Senior Schools Project activities with EEHub

•   Support Junior Schools Project activities with NCBA

•   Establish river sediment project with Noosa Parks Association (NPA)

•   Establish Tewantin demonstration project site

•   Produce Spring and Summer editions of the Noosa Oyster Chronicle

•   Produce construction information package and distribute to community

•   Finalise seagrass report and progress seagrass research




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