Ensuring marine infrastructure is fish friendly can reduce your impact on the marine environment. Read here to learn how to make your activities fish friendly and find out more from the experts.
Onground works to protect and rehabilitate habitat and manage threats to aquatic species along 207 km of the Barwon-Darling River between Brewarrina and Bourke.
A 3-year project that opened up 1,235 km of coastal waterways for fish and improved the health of 1,907 ha of fish habitat. This project won the Banksia Foundation Water Award in 2010.
Drain naturalisation aims to recreate a more natural environment, including removal of the concrete and laying the steep banks back to a gentler slope stabilised with rock and native plants.
A new fishway is being built on Dights Falls Weir on the Yarra River to improve fish passage and boost the number and diversity of native fish migrating through the Yarra River and its' upstream tribu
Rock revetment is the traditional method of protecting river banks from erosion. Soft methods aim to reduce wave action and encourage estuarine vegetation such as mangroves to protect the foreshore.
Seawalls are commonly used to armour coastal foreshores against erosion. Rethinking seawalls to more closely mimic natural foreshores will provide greater environmental value and support marine life.
Environmentally friendly moorings have been widely installed to protect sensitive habitats such as seagrass without compromising the safety or reliability of mooring a vessel.
Reducing the impacts of marina structures, and the way boats and materials are managed within or near the marine environment will improve the health of aquatic organisms and benefit marina users.
In-stream habitat and river frontage at several locations along the upper Goulburn River is being improved to rehabilitate fish habitat and facilitate angler access to the river.
Multiple river rehabilitation activities are being undertaken in Hollands Creek near Tatong to display their cumulative benefit on the local fish community.
Onground works to protect and rehabilitate habitat and manage threats to aquatic species along 120 km of the Namoi River between the tributaries of Boggabri and Narrabri Creeks.
500m of the Peel River was rehabilitated by removing invasive vegetation and replanting native species. Access for recreational fishers was also improved.
Multiple river rehabilitation activities are being undertaken in the Ovens River near Wangaratta to display their cumulative benefit on the local fish community..
Globally it is estimated 85% of oyster reefs have been lost, with 99% of oyster reefs in Australia estimated to be functionally extinct. Projects are now underway to re-establish these lost habitats.
Three new artificial reefs have been deployed in Port Phillip Bay offshore from Aspendale, Frankston and Seaford to provide fish habitat and improve angling opportunities.
Three new artificial reefs have been installed within casting distance of Altona, Frankston and Portarlington Piers to provide fish habitat and improve angling opportunities.
Four Engineered log jams were constructed and installed to rehabilitate this degraded area to reduce bank and bed erosion and provide valuable habitat for native fish.
Fish habitat is being improved within the Murray River between Lake Hume and Lake Mulwala. Over 4,500 large snags have been put back and the recovery of the fish community is being monitored.
Fish habitat is being improved within the Murray River between Lake Hume and Lake Mulwala. Over 4,500 large snags have been put back and the recovery of the fish community is being monitored.
The Nari Nari Tribal Council and community volunteers managed weeds in 20 hectares of wetland habitat, planted 2,800 endemic plants and removed debris from over 1000 hectares of wetland.
Improving wetland hydrology and water quality by infilling or decommissioning 80 % of the artificial drainage network, removing grazing cattle, controlling weeds and planting native species.
Recycled plastic is used to make Seal the Loop bins which are installed at fishing locations along the Victorian coast to facilitate safe disposal of fishing waste, raise awareness of how rubbish imp
