2015-10-13 Planning & Organisation Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 7 Oyster Recruitment Assessment Report

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

1     Introduction                                                   1

1.1    Background                                                    1

2     Methodology                                                    3

2.1    Survey Area – Noosa River Catchment                           3

2.2    Approach                                                      3

2.3    Data Analysis                                                 7

3     Results                                                        8

3.1    Spatial Variation in Recruitment of Planostrea pestigris      9

3.2    Estimated Growth Rate of Planostrea pestigris                12

3.3    Recruitment on Support Structures                            13

4     Discussion and Recommendations                                15

4.1    Spatial Variation in Recruitment in Noosa Estuary            15

4.2    Recommendations                                              18

5     References                                                    20




Restoration of Noosa Estuary: An Assessment of Oyster Recruitment