Guessing they will continue to improve with age though. “What was really exciting to see was  that on the nearby natural reefs, fish abundance went up two to five times overall".

0000016801 00000 n NSW DPI has installed five offshore artificial reefs in NSW, including off Sydney (South Head), Shoalhaven Heads, Port Macquarie, Southern Sydney (off Port Hacking) and Merimbula Bay on the far south coast. I have heard nothing about the Hacking reef but am thinking of having a look at it later this week.

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To provide comments or suggestions about the NT.GOV.AU website, complete our feedback form. Have they had the impact on catches that we had hoped for? An artificial reef is a man-made, underwater structure, typically built for the purpose of promoting marine life in areas of generally featureless bottom. 0000568334 00000 n

0000622233 00000 n 2, 900 cubic metres, Kingfish, Silver Trevally, Snapper, Mulloway, Salmon, Tailor, Morwongs & Leather Jackets, Named in honour of the late John Dunphy a tackle industry pioneer and is currently Australia’s largest offshore artificial reef.

reef habitat, but our understanding of their ecological impact was limited.

Results have been collated and analysed and are available from the Design and Site Selection for Artificial Reefs and FADS final report PDF (20.0 MB).

Artificial reefs can increase the carrying capacity in these estuaries by providing refuge that would otherwise be unavailable.

The reef site will be readily accessible from Wollongong, Port Kembla and Shellharbour. 0000009272 00000 n 2.5 km south-south-east of Jibbon Point, 36 concrete modules approx. The study was funded by the NSW Recreational Fishing Trust.

0000001967 00000 n Personally I'd just do a forum search for starters.

0000027269 00000 n As part of this commitment, a scoping study was undertaken to investigate the potential of artificial reefs and fish aggregating devices to aid in the recovery of at risk reef fish.

Artificial reefs can increase the carrying capacity in these estuaries by providing refuge that would otherwise be unavailable.

Read the study in the Journal of Applied Ecology: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13666, Donations to the SIMS Foundation are tax deductible and help provide long term support for research, research training and community engagement at SIMS.

In a first for NSW, three new artificial reefs will be deployed along a north coast river which will allow recreational fishers to access the improved fishing hotspot from the riverbank. The JD offshore artificial reef is essentially two large clusters of reef modules.

0000166201 00000 n The Fisheries Notice No. The reefs have been constructed using funds from the Recreational Fishing Trust.The artificial reefs have proven to be very effective in creating productive fish habitat for a diverse range of species and the DPI Fisheries long term monitoring program has identified a range of key fish species including yellowtail kingfish, snapper, silver trevally, mulloway, yellowtail scad and blue mackerel.The Wollongong artificial reef site was previously selected following a detailed environmental assessment, which was approved by the Commonwealth Government.

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