Oyster growers have once again shown their commitment to keeping our waterways clean and healthy in the fourth annual Tide to Tip clean-up event in February 2023. Since 2020 oyster growers from across NSW and interstate have been working together with local community groups to clean-up their estuaries and foreshores, removing tonnes of marine litter … Oyster Farmer’s Massive Clean-up Effort Read More ..read more

Mangroves are plants that live in the intertidal zone. They hold sediment with their roots, are extremely important for trapping and storing carbon from the atmosphere, and provide habitat for a variety of animals such as oysters, spiders, birds, crabs and fish. They also hold cultural value for many people. The 2019-2020 bushfires affected many … Mangrove Recovery Post Bushfires Read More ..read more

A world-first Fish Habitat Protection Protocol Against Bushfires to safeguard the marine environment from future mega bushfire impacts. The devastating 2019-20 bushfires impacted everything, including the marine environment, as several worrying observations were made by residents and fishermen up and down the East Coast. However, the nature, scale and distribution of these marine impacts observed … Fish Habitat Protection Protocol Read More ..read more

As we celebrate World Fisheries Day this year, OceanWatch wishes to recognise all the incredible professional fishers who have supported our work over the past year.  Their commitment to the OceanWatch vision of a healthy, productive, valued and responsibly used Australian marine environment has been invaluable. The NSW Abalone and Sea Urchin and Turban Shell … World Fisheries Day 2021 Read More ..read more

  OceanWatch Master Fisherman training is underway in South Australia as part of our WetFEET program. Pictured below are some of the most recent professional fisherman from the Lakes & Coorong Fishery to be recognised as OceanWatch Master Fisherman. Through the program OceanWatch is working with professional fishers from the Lakes & Coorong and Marine … OceanWatch Master Fisherman SA Training Read More ..read more

OceanWatch held a Whale Entanglement Mitigation workshop at Sydney Fish Market in early March 2021. This was part of the East Coast Whale Entanglement Mitigation Program, initiated in NSW to respond to issues associated with whale entanglements. In attendance were professional fishers from the NSW ocean trap and line fishery, NSW National Parks and Wildlife … Whale Entanglement Mitigation Workshop Read More ..read more

  To celebrate World Fisheries Day, OceanWatch is showcasing  the OceanWatch Master Fisherman Program with the release of a new video. The OceanWatch Master Fisherman program is helping to recognise professional fishers for their efforts to raise the standard of responsible fishing in Australia. These fisherman showcase the drive for sustainability and environmental awareness in … World Fisheries Day Read More ..read more

Seafood Industry Australia officially launched ‘Our Pledge’on the 24th of October. ’Our Pledge’ is the Australian seafood industries’ commitment to the community, and to each other, that they will do the right thing to ensure a vibrant future for the sector, and keep putting the best Australian seafood on the table now and for generations … SIA Launches ‘Our Pledge’ Read More ..read more

OceanWatch is working with Tangaroa Blue and partners on the “ReefClean” Program to document the use of bait bags within Australian fishing industries. A review of the Australian bait supplier market was completed, and a survey was disseminated to bait and tackle suppliers to help understand possible physical and psychological limitations and other obstacles for ..read more

  Research has shown the NSW Ocean Trawl Fishery has minimal interactions with seabirds (read more here). To ensure the fishery remains seabird friendly into the future, NSW trawl fishers have worked with OceanWatch Australia and NSW DPI Fisheries to develop seabird management plans for individual vessels that describe a range of operational and physical ..read more