Strategy two-year implementation plan released

A plan guiding the progress of our many Marine Estate Management Strategy (Strategy) projects through to June 2024 has just been released.

The Marine Estate Management Strategy Implementation Plan 2022-2024 details the continued delivery of almost 100 projects working to improve the health of our NSW marine estate, including offshore reefs, estuaries and beaches.

Some of the projects detailed in the Plan include:

• restoring oyster reefs at two new sites in 2023 (Botany Bay and Port Macquarie)
• restoring riverbanks to reduce soil erosion
• training coastal council staff in undertaking fish friendly works around coastal waterways
• training Aboriginal people to work on Sea Country.

In addition, this plan launches 10 exciting new projects, some of which will help to reduce stormwater litter, develop a Blue Carbon Policy for NSW and investigate opportunities for new sustainable industries in the marine estate.

The NSW Government has committed approximately $30 million per annum over the next 6 years for the delivery of Strategy projects.

We look forward to working with all our partners and stakeholders on these projects to improve the health of the marine estate, now and into the future.

Keep up to date with our work at Strategy Implementation.