About the project
Building on previous work by Cradle Coast NRM, this project focuses on six priority areas critical to the ongoing survival of Tasmania’s iconic, endemic Giant Freshwater Crayfish (Astacopsis gouldi).
The project protects known populations and improves the extent and quality of their habitat by working with agricultural landholders, improving riparian habitat quality and connectivity through on-ground works over at least 19 km of stream banks.
Additionally, the project establishes baseline data about the threatened native fish, Australian Grayling (Prototroctes maraena), identifying and prioritising barriers to fish migration which threaten the natural life cycle of this species.
Cradle Coast 2030 Strategy
Threatened species include species listed under the EPBC Act and TSP Act. Important species recognises that there are regionally or locally important species, as well as emerging threatened species.
Duration: 2023 – 2028
Location: Region wide
Funding provider: Australian Government – Regional Delivery Partner
Contact: Joseph Stapleton, Biodiversity Coordinator
Phone: 03 6433 8400 Email: jstapleton@cradlecoast.com
