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

                       To improve the environmental health of the Noosa River Estuary through active
Project Goal           restoration and conservation activities that engage the Noosa Community in meaningful
                       conservation and support economic and community wellbeing.
                                                  Expected
                                                  completion date                                  Party
Objectives             Deliverables               (from 1 July 2019 Measurable outcomes            responsible for
                                                  unless otherwise                                 Deliverable
                                                  stated)
                       Obtain necessary local                          permits/approvals for
                       government                                      installation of oyster
                       permits/approvals                               reefs are obtained.
                       including in particular
                       fisheries development
                       approval for oyster reef
                       restoration
                       (A2.3) Community,
                                                                       Records of public and
                       industry and stakeholder
                                                                       stakeholder consultation,
                       consultation sufficient to
                                                   18 months           including one-on-one        TNC
                       gain majority support for
                                                                       meetings, open forums,
                       reef restoration
                                                                       media, etc.
                       locations.
                       (A3.1) Community,
                       industry and stakeholder
A-3 Community          consultation to identify                        Records of public and
engagement             most appropriate                                stakeholder consultation,
                                                                                                   TNC & Noosa
                       community volunteering 18 months                including one-on-one
                                                                                                   Council
Strengthen             opportunities (e.g. shell                       meetings, open forums,
community              recycling, oyster                               media, etc.
interest, support      gardens, oyster watch,
and participation in   video monitoring).
Noosa River            (A3.2) Establish at least
restoration by         one community                                   Record of volunteer
establishing a         volunteering program                            hours dedicated to
community              identified from the                             community volunteering
volunteering           above process which         18 months           programs, such as: shell    TNC & NSC
program to support     takes into account                              recycling, oyster gardens,
reef restoration       current and future                              oyster watch, video
                       resources, management                           monitoring.
                       and interest.
                       (A4.1) Restoration at two
                       sites (approx. 40m-50m                          At least two (2) sites with
A-4 Reef               shore length per site)                          at least overall 80m
                                                   24 months
restoration            which tests reef design                         shore length of reef        TNC
                       and construction                                restored, and being
Restore oyster reef    methods and oyster                              actively monitored.
ecosystems across      growth and survival.
the lower estuary      (A4.2) Restoration across                       In addition to the two
                       multiple sites, as          36 months           pilot sites, a number of
                                                                                                   TNC
                       determined by habitat                           sites comprising
                       suitability modelling and                       a minimum of a further



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