Urchin control and restoration projects
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AI & Autonomous Robotics Trials — Mallacoota Reefs
AI and autonomous robotics trials for sea urchin mapping and future control near Mallacoota.
Biological Control — East Coast Tasmania Rebuilding Zone
Predator translocation and lobster stock rebuilding as biological control for long-spined sea urchins.
Commercial Harvest as Control — Batemans Bay
Market-driven sea urchin harvest and restoration work around Batemans Bay and the NSW South Coast.
Commercial Processing & Roe Enhancement — East Coast Tasmania
Commercial processing and roe enhancement for long-spined and shortspined sea urchins in Tasmania.
Community Special-Permit Harvesting — Te Kohuroa
Community special-permit kina harvesting and kelp restoration at Te Kohuroa and Matheson Bay.
Diver Culling & Monitoring — Beware Reef
Diver culling and kelp recovery monitoring at Beware Reef Marine Sanctuary in East Gippsland.
Economic Culling & Ecosystem Modeling — Port Phillip Bay
Economic culling and ecosystem modelling for shortspined sea urchins across Port Phillip Bay.
In-Situ Diver Culling — NSW South Coast reef sites
OceanWatch and the Abalone Association of NSW diver-culling work across NSW South Coast reef sites.
In-Situ Diver Culling Trials — St Helens, Freycinet & Maria Island
Diver-culling trials for long-spined sea urchins at St Helens, Freycinet, and Maria Island.
Indigenous Harvest & Waste Utilization — Eurobodalla
Joonga Land & Water Aboriginal Corporation harvest and waste-utilisation work on the NSW South Coast.
Iwi-Led Kina Removal & Research — Kau Point
Iwi-led kina removal and research at Kau Point and the Miramar Peninsula in Wellington.
Large-Scale Diver Removal — Poor Knights Islands
DOC and partners' large-scale diver removal work at Tawhiti Rahi and the Poor Knights Islands Reserve.
Marine Park Working Group Trials — Batemans Marine Park
Nature Coast Marine Group and NSW DPI Fisheries trials in Batemans Marine Park.
Mātauranga & Science Restoration Trial — Tōtaranui
Mātauranga and science restoration trial for kina and kelp forests in Tōtaranui / Queen Charlotte Sound.
Subsidised Commercial Removal — East Coast Tasmania
AIRF-supported commercial long-spined sea urchin removal around St Helens and Maria Island.
Targeted Culling + Kelp Outplanting — Port Phillip Bay
Targeted shortspined sea urchin culling and kelp outplanting at Jawbone and Ricketts Point.
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