SEEDS FOR SNAPPER UPDATE

Sahara

Supporting Seagrass Restoration in South Australia We’re proud to be supporting the ‘Seeds for Snapper’ seagrass initiative along Adelaide’s coastline and encourage you to get involved in it. This community-driven conservation program is led by OzFish and seeks to return vitally important seagrass meadows to South Australia’s coastline. Not only are the meadows an important breeding ground for native fish, including snapper, whiting, and calamari, but they also play a role in protecting the coastline from erosion and storms. OzFish has been delivering ‘Seeds for Snapper’ in SA since 2020 and wants to make 2022 the biggest year yet and you can play a key role. We recently hosted an information day for the project, welcoming more than 80 eager volunteers at the CYCSA. Each year, from late November to early January, Posidonia seagrass produces fruit that floats to the ocean’s surface. Many are washed onto the shore by wind and currents, meaning that they do not contribute to seagrass regrowth. To address this challenge, OzFish wants beachcombers and boaters to collect the fruit they find – either washed ashore or floating on the ocean’s surface. Beachcombers collect the fruits and place them in a bucket with some water, while boaters bring the floating fruit in by dipnet. The fruits are then processed on shore in tanks here at the Club, and the resulting seeds sewn into environmentally friendly biodegradable sandbags. These are then placed back in the ocean, at strategic locations, to encourage seagrass regrowth. To find out more and register to help, head over to: https://ozfish.org.au/projects/seeds-for-snapper-south-australia/ This project is funded by Green Adelaide and BCF (Boating, Camping Fishing)

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