Author: Nick Whiterod

[caption id="attachment_1221" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Mighty Murray Cod (Ben Gawne)[/caption] I have recently had a paper published which is the first comprehensive assessment of the swimming capacity of the Murray Cod. The research outlined in the paper indicates that this large, slow growing species is a generalist capable of a...

I recently appeared in a brief segment of Totally Wild that focused on native fish species. Whilst I didn’t get to meet Ranger Stacey, it was a good opportunity to help raise awareness of native fish conservation issues and the kids involved really enjoyed the...

[caption id="attachment_755" align="alignleft" width="300"] Sampling on Crawford River[/caption] Oisín Sweeney (South Australian DEWNR), Lauren and myself have recently had a great time sampling Glenelg Spiny Crayfish across SW Victoria. The highlight was our (almost, 5am!) all nighter on the Crawford River where good catches were observed...