Funded by the Keep Australia Beautiful Council, Northern Agricultural Catchment Council (NACC NRM) has harnessed the community to monitor and document fishing related litter that washes up along the Northern Agricultural Region’s coastlines as part of their Fishing Float Survey project.
They aim to identify the proportions of lost and discarded items from different fisheries plus analyse old and new items to assess the rate of recent losses or disposals.
As part of the project NACC are partnering with other groups like the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), Tangaroa Blue, the Yamatji Southern Regional Corporation Ltd Sea Rangers and Central Regional TAFE to run clean up events and gather data. NACC’s Coastal and Marine team were very heartened by the high numbers of volunteers and clean-up events.
