Latest News & Updates

  • Image credit: TNC_Streamline Media 2023

    7 November, 2023 1 min Read

    Celebrating an important Giant Kelp restoration milestone

    Following a recent announcement by The Nature Conservancy Australia (TNC), we are thrilled to share the news that the Tasmanian…

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  • Chloe James with sediment core. Image credit Tim Lynch, CSIRO

    19 June, 2023 2 min Read

    Restoring Coastal Havens: Using Environmentally Friendly Moorings to Protect Marine Habitat

    Chain swing moorings are commonly used to tether vessels in shallow coastal waters. Unfortunately, these moorings are highly destructive to…

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  • 18 May, 2023 2 min Read

    Students celebrate completion of native shellfish reefs in their backyard

    For the last two weeks, students at Taroona High School have had a front row seat to the construction of…

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  • 1 May, 2023 2 min Read

    Bringing back native Angasi reefs in southeast Tasmania

    MEDIA RELEASE NRM South is working in partnership with The Nature Conservancy on the Reef Builder project to restore two…

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  • 8 December, 2022 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: New generation of boat mooring saving vital seagrass communities

    Seagrass, oyster and sponge habitat in North West, Oyster Cove and Barnes Bay are on the path to recovery thanks…

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  • 29 August, 2022 1 min Read

    Artificial reef construction in southern Tasmania takes a big step forward

    EPA Tasmania have now approved permits for constructing two artificial reefs for native oyster reef restoration at Dixons Beach and…

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  • 30 June, 2022 3 min Read

    Refining monitoring for EFMs  

    Marine life in North West Bay will soon be celebrating, with twelve environmentally-friendly moorings (EFMs) being installed this month. As…

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  • Image credit: Anthony Mountain

    30 June, 2022 2 min Read

    Environmentally Friendly Moorings – why make the switch?

    Twelve mooring leaseholders in the Channel region of North West Bay have put up their hands to swap their chain…

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  • 27 June, 2022 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: Miniature giants; a Giant Kelp display at Woodbridge

    If you’ve ever wanted to get a glimpse into the world of the iconic Giant Kelp forests while keeping your…

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  • 27 September, 2021 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: Improved mooring options to save valuable seagrass

    Natural Resource Management South, working in partnership with CSIRO and OzFish Unlimited, are calling on volunteers with moorings at North…

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  • Image credit: Matthew Doggett

    21 June, 2021 2 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: Super-kelp to the rescue

    Immense forests of giant kelp once formed dense floating canopies around Tasmania’s coastline. Historically it was so abundant that it…

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  • 5 June, 2021 1 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: A decade of restoration

    On June 5, coinciding with World Environment Day, the United Nations will officially launch the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration….

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  • 20 October, 2020 3 min Read

    MEDIA RELEASE: Funding for fish habitat restoration projects

    NRM South is pleased to announce its success in securing funding to restore fish habitat in North West Bay and…

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