Revive our Gulf Newsletter

June 2019

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GOAL TO RESTORE 1,000sq km OF REEF AND SHELLFISH BEDS
The Hauraki Gulf Forum's ambitious goal to restore 1000sq km of reef and shellfish beds in the Gulf has been welcomed by Revive our Gulf. It certainly raised the bar for talks at the Shellfish Restoration Co-ordination Group meeting the next day! Media coverage of the goal can been read here with follow up articles here and here.

MUSSEL REEF RESTORATION FEATURED IN POSTER
This years Hauraki Gulf Marine Park poster features mussel reef restoration, view it online here.

SEE THE SCIENCE
Check out this promo video from the University of Auckland showing off the Leigh Marine Laboratory and how they are working with mussels to support our restoration efforts.

AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION
Revive Our Gulf feature in the latest Shellfish Reef Restoration Network (SRRN) newsletter along with details of Auckland Universities PhD candidate Al Alder's work using juvenile mussels. This video shows the scale of the restoration work being done in Melbourne.

RESEEDING THE SOUNDS
Revive Our Gulf support the aquaculture industries efforts to return wild mussels to the Marlborough Sounds. This article on the project features our imagery and shows what success might look like.

MAHURANGI FISH NURSERIES UPGRADED
10's of tonnes of mussels are supplementing our first beds laid in 2017. Divers have observed octopus and eagle rays in the mussel beds along with numerous species of juvenile fish and squid. Catch the details here.

G.I.F.T FUNDS SHELLFISH RESTORATION RESEARCH
The George Mason Centre for the Natural Environment has be granted $150,000 for the Hilltop to Oceans ecosystem services and mitigating impacts project. The grant will contribute to the development of techniques for the restoration of shellfish species.

NIWA have been granted of $107,635 to undertake habitat mapping in the Hauraki Gulf to establish priority areas for conservation and restoration.

Funding has also been granted to establish a Shellfish Restoration Co-ordination Unit in conjunction with the University of Auckland Marine Science Programme. This project is jointly funded by GIFT ($32,000) – a Foundation North initiative and The Tindall Foundation ($16,000). The Nature Conservancy are contributing matching funding for this project.

Details here

SCIENTISTS EDUCATING THE PUBLIC
The University of Auckland have been doing a great job of educating the public on the benefits of mussel reef restoration at a local event in Mahurangi and a STEM day at Motat.