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1 Helping fishers restore habitat
across Australia 1

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3 Fish Habitat Network

4 Capacity building

5 Learning and Sharing

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8 National Fish Habitat Strategy
Objective 1: Make more fish Achieve fish habitat conservation results by restoring natural processes and preventing decline. Objective 2: Get more fishers involved Broaden recreational fishing community support for habitat action

9 National Fish Habitat Strategy
Objective 3: Get smart Carry out Research and Development to support fish habitat action Objective 4: Get the story out Communicate fish habitat outcomes and issues to the general community

10 Tenterfield

11 Sunraysia

12 SW Victoria

13 Onkaparinga Our Richmond Chapter now has over 40 members, they are planting trees, educating kids, monitoring water quality and just recently secured over $320,000 to restore an iconic area of fish habitat – The Tuckean Swamp . $50,000 from private donations 13

14 Richmond Our Richmond Chapter now has over 40 members, they are planting trees, educating kids, monitoring water quality and just recently secured over $320,000 to restore an iconic area of fish habitat – The Tuckean Swamp . $50,000 from private donations 14

15 Take Care of the Fish and the Fishing will take care of itself
150,000 members, 240 staff 60 million dollar budget

16 Corporate Support

17 Take Care of the Fish and the Fishing will take care of itself
150,000 members, 240 staff 60 million dollar budget

18 Macquarie Chapter – OzFish Unlimited
Two large Work for the Dole grants 70,000 raised per year from Burendong Classic

19 Activities Catch and release fishing competitions (funds raised go to habitat activities Carp fish outs (as river education tools) Riparian revegetation and fencing School and community education on waterway health Water quality and oyster health monitoring River Resnagging Litter cleanup and water quality improvement Fish passage remediation Fish monitoring

20 Australia's New Way to Fish
@OzFishUnlimited Australia's New Way to Fish Why not join us – just go online 20


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