Marine Fauna Surveys

Any person who is a descendant of one or more of the apical ancestors listed above is invited to attend these meetings. Please contact CYLC if you would like to confirm whether you are a descendant of one or more of the apical ancestors listed above and so entitled to attend the meeting.

The individual, Brian Ross, is also invited to attend this meeting. The meeting will be held as follows:

Date: Tuesday 28 March 2023

Venue: Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns

Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm

The location and time of the authorisation meeting on Thursday 27 April 2023 will be publicly notified and notices will be sent out to all members of the Central West Wik Native Title Group with contact details on the CYLC database. Please contact us on free call number 1800 623 548 or by email jcopelin@cylc.org.au to update your details.

Video-conferencing and COVID-19 Precautions

Video-conferencing facilities will be made available at the meeting. If you would like CYLC to arrange a video- conference from your location into the meeting, whether you live at the location of the meeting or elsewhere, please contact CYLC on the number above. Attendance by video-conference is offered because of the potential for COVID-19 to interfere with attendance. It is important to provide every opportunity for persons entitled to attend the meeting. Your safety is our priority. CYLC will take whatever means necessary to protect the health and wellbeing of its staff and clients and to mitigate the risk of the spread of COVID-19.

Attendance

For travel assistance of to confirm attendance, please contact Jayd Copelin before Wednesday 22 March 2023 on free call number 1800 623 548 or by email jcopelin@cylc. org.au. Please note that there is limited funding for travel assistance

Tuesday 21 to Thursday 23 March 2023

In conjunction with our research partners (Sharks and Rays Australia, University of Sunshine Coast) will be undertaking capture and tagging activities for sawfish, as part of our threatened species research program

Fishing activities will be conducted from Tuesday 21 to Thursday 23 March, in the shaded areas indicated on the map (Pine River, Albatross Bay, Hey/Embley Rivers)

In addition, monitoring loggers will be deployed at various locations (blue-green dots) in the Weipa area These loggers sit on the sea floor and do not pose a threat to the navigation of vessels operating in the areas

If you would like to know more about sawfish or the research program, there will be an information session held at the Albatross Motel on Monday 20 March at 6:30pm