SEEDS FOR SNAPPER UPDATE

Volunteers celebrating the success. Photo Credit: Clare Lock

A hugely successful seagrass restoration project along Adelaide’s coastal waters has shown habitat loss can be reversed through community-driven restoration and the results have the potential to turn the tide for these under threat ecosystems. The OzFish Seeds for Snapper SA project is adding value to one of Australia’s largest seagrass restoration initiatives, already underway in WA, showing promise that it can be replicated and adapted elsewhere in Australia through community participation. OzFish is now thrilled to have the support of Green Adelaide Landscape Board who have pledged funding to scale up the initiative in the 2021/2022 financial year after seeing the success of the initial trial. Project partner, Dr Jason Tanner from the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), said he was thrilled to see the number of people keen to get involved in fish habitat restoration. “It was great to have so much support from the local community and I’m looking forward to collaborating with the volunteers in next year’s Seeds for Snapper SA project,” Dr Tanner said. The 2020 trial was made possible with support from a group of corporate, government and community organisations including the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia, the Green Adelaide Landscape Board, SARDI, Estuary Care Foundation ECF, EPA-SA, Navico Marine Electronics, BCF – Boating Camping Fishing, Clean Seas Seafood and Aquatic Biosecurity Pty Ltd.

Keep up to date with the latest news here: https://ozfish.org.au/projects/seeds-for-snapper-southaustralia/ Dr Michael Sierp and Associate Professor Jason Tanner accessing the seed collection tanks