Fish passage and natural flows returned to 3 oxbow lakes in the Brunswick River as a part of the Bring Back the Fish project. Insertion of rock fillets and fencing (4.5 km) and revegetation (35,000 trees) of the riparian zone stabilised estuarine banks. Works were completed between 2006-9. (Project description courtesy Fish Habitat Network, https://www.fishhabitatnetwork.com.au/bbtf-vallances-road-habitat-site)
Mangroves
Method: Hybrid, Rehabilitation, Supplementary revegetation
Rehabilitation - method: Grazer control
Supplementary revegetation: Mixture of suitable riparian species
Hybrid structure: Rock fillets
Method: Rehabilitation, Revegetation
Rehabilitation - method: Grazer control
Saltmarsh species: Mixture of suitable riparian species
Approach
Mangroves
Geographic context
Estuary
Organisation responsible
Natural Heritage Trust
Primary objective
Coastal protection
Coastal hazard
Erosion
Asset vulnerable
Natural
Length of coastline targeted (m)
4500
Date of completion
2009
Source of project funding
State government