This project builds upon our previously funded Giant Freshwater Crayfish Recovery Project (Part 1). Part 2 will focus on six priority areas critical to the ongoing survival of Tasmania’s iconic, endemic Giant Freshwater Crayfish (Astacopsis gouldi). Project actions will protect known populations and improve the extent and quality of their habitat. Working with agricultural landholders, the project will improve riparian habitat quality and connectivity through on-ground works over at least 19 km of stream banks.
A secondary project priority is to establish baseline data about the threatened native fish, Australian Grayling (Prototroctes maraena), and identify and prioritise the barriers to fish passage that threaten the natural life cycle of this migratory species.
Funding provider: Australian Government
Duration: 2023 – 2028
Contact: Nick Jamson , Biodiversity Project Coordinator, 03 6433 8423, [email protected]
