Kangaroo Island is situated to the southwest of the Gulf of St Vincent, South Australia. This project is part of Reef Builder program, a partnership between the Australian Government and The Nature Conservancy to bring shellfish reefs back from the brink of extinction. Australian Flat Oyster reefs were restored using locally sourced rock for the reef substrate and seeded with hatchery-reared juvenile oysters that were derived from local broodstock and settled on cultch.
Shellfish
Method: Substrate provision, Seeding - aquaculture
Shellfish species: Ostrea angasi
Hybrid structure: Local limestone
Approach
Shellfish
Geographic context
Estuary
Organisation responsible
The Nature Conservancy and South Australian Government
Primary objective
Habitat restoration
Coastal hazard
Erosion
Asset vulnerable
Built, Natural
Area of project (ha)
1.9
Date of completion
2021-2023
Source of project funding
Federal Government