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Seeds for Snapper
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Seagrass meadows are some of the most important acquatic habitats in Australia, providing shelter, food and nursery grounds for native fish and other marine life as well as playing a key role in combatting coastal erosion and storing carbon.
Landscapes Hills and Fleurieu proudly funds the OzFish community-driven seagrass restoration project, ‘Seeds for Snapper’ across the southern Fleurieu Peninsula. The project is trialing methods to rehabilitate degraded seagrass in the waters surrounding the Fleurieu Peninsula.
Be involved in the next wave of seagrass restoration
Your observations matter. By simply photographing seagrass fruit during your beach visits, you can directly support local conservation efforts.
In 2024, Seeds for Snapper Fleurieu focused on boosting citizen science records from both sides of the peninsula. This initiative provided evidence for fruit production along the western coastline and new opportunities for future seagrass restoration.
A new citizen science initiative was launched through the iNaturalist platform to gather crucial data on Posidonia seagrass fruit sightings throughout the region and the state. By reporting observations, our community helped play a vital role in helping us plan future conservation activities.
The 2023 season saw 100 volunteers engaged with the project to deploy seeded sandbags to preserve the shipwreck the ‘South Australian’ near Victor Harbour. While few seeds were produced this season, 50 sandbags were deployed around the shipwreck to evaluate bag biodegradation at this site to inform restoration.
The Fleurieu Peninsula restoration project was new for 2022 and it got off to a great start. More than 200 volunteers delivered 1,080 hours to collect and deploy almost 4,000 seagrass seeds. They sewed the seeds, by hand, into more than 130 sandbags before placing them back into the waters around the peninsula.
The 'Seeds for Snapper’ project is part of OzFish Unlimited’s national seagrass restoration program,funded on the Fleurieu Peninsula by Landscapes Hills and Fleurieu and BCF – Boating, Camping & Fishing and is supported by the Department for Environment and Water, South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Flinders University, City of Victor Harbor, Alexandrina Council, RecFishSA, Aquatic Biosecurity Pty Ltd and the Environmental Protection Authority-SA
How to get involved
Join fellow citizen scientists on iNaturalist and contribute to the SA Seeds for Snapper project. Every photo you upload helps researchers better understand seagrass reproduction and guides future restoration work along the Southern Fleurieu coast.
How to get involved:
Join citizen scientists on iNaturalist using the website or phone app.
Photograph seagrass fruit along the Southern Fleurieu beaches on each visit.
Upload your photos to contribute to the SA Seeds for Snapper project.
This is a community-powered project and your participation is key to its success. Let’s work together to protect and restore our marine ecosystems, one snapshot at a time.
