Onkaparinga is a coastal area located to the south of the Adelaide metropolitan area within the Gulf St Vincent. This project is part of the South Australian Government and The Nature Conservancy partnership to rebuild living shellfish reefs in South Australia. 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
State Government