Fish conservation

Lauren and Lachie are off to speak to ANGFA Victoria in June about NGT fish and crayfish projects

Posted at 27 May 2015 at 18:09h in Burrowing Crayfish, Fish conservation, Long Swamp Restoration, News by Mark Bachmann

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In the lead up to giving a presentation to the Australia New Guinea Fishes Association (ANGFA) Victoria, Lauren and Lachie have featured in the ANGFA newsletter. The relevant articles can be seen here: ANGFA VicNews114 - NGT - Pages 1-3. If you are interested in attending to hear...

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Torrens time again – native fish monitoring

Posted at 25 Apr 2015 at 02:15h in Fish conservation, Media, News by Nick Whiterod

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[caption id="attachment_11168" align="alignright" width="300"] Sylvia counting fish, with a little help from her friends.[/caption] We recently completed an autumn round of fish sampling of the Torrens River with over 17,000 fish across 11 species recorded. The catch was again dominated by freshwater generalists and introduced species,...

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Fun at Wild Wetlands Day

Posted at 25 Apr 2015 at 02:14h in Fish conservation, News by Nick Whiterod

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[caption id="attachment_11154" align="alignleft" width="225"] Fun at Wild Wetlands Day[/caption] Wild Wetlands Day was held at the beautiful Riverglades Wetlands at Murray Bridge on Saturday 18 April. There were more than 250 people through the door and the organisers have received overwhelming positive feedback from those who attended. The...

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Talking mulloway at this year’s Sustainable Fishing Exhibit

Posted at 27 Mar 2015 at 17:30h in Fish conservation, Mulloway, News by Lauren Brown

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Last week, anglers across south west Victoria were negotiating days off work to get out on the water in the hope of catching a fish that would see them win a brand new boat - the grand prize in this year’s Shipwreck Coast Fishing Classic....

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A fresh look at the Dwarf Galaxias – or ‘Lap-lap’ (in Boandik language) – one of our region’s smallest native freshwater fish

Posted at 12 Mar 2015 at 15:30h in Dwarf Galaxias, Fish conservation, News by Mark Bachmann

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It is great to be able to share the news that some work that started back in 2012, thanks to the generous support (in the form of a research grant) from the Nature Foundation SA Inc., has now been completed - with the finalisation of...

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An update on the reintroduction of Yarra Pygmy Perch to Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park

Posted at 12 Mar 2015 at 15:28h in Fish conservation, News, Piccaninnie Ponds, Yarra Pygmy Perch Recovery by Mark Bachmann

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The latest edition of From the Ground Up, had this nice little update article on the work that has been happening with Yarra Pygmy Perch - a species that NGT has a long history with! If you'd like to download a pdf, you can do that...

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First newsletter released on mulloway research

Posted at 05 Mar 2015 at 15:40h in Fish conservation, Mulloway by Lauren Brown

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Since launching the citizen science project on mulloway last August, we have received a great amount of support from recreational angler’s right across Victoria and the South East. This week, I am pleased to be able to release the first newsletter, which provides feedback on...

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Stories of Murray cod

Posted at 27 Feb 2015 at 14:12h in Fish conservation, News by Nick Whiterod

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The large ambush predator Murray cod is an iconic freshwater fish species of the Murray-Darling Basin and was the focus of a couple of interesting features this week. Firstly, a video by a recreational fisher captured a large Murray cod (over one metre) guarding its eggs (that white mass on the...

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Yarra pygmy perch now present in Pick Swamp!

Posted at 29 Jan 2015 at 11:28h in Fish conservation, News, Piccaninnie Ponds, Yarra Pygmy Perch Recovery by Lauren Brown

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In a previous blog, I wrote about the recent Yarra pygmy perch releases we undertook out at the newly restored Pick Swamp, situated within the Piccaninnie Ponds Coastal Wetland (PPCW) complex. To refresh your memory, the fish releases took place in last October and November...

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The final chapter for the Yarra pygmy perch!

Posted at 12 Dec 2014 at 03:31h in Fish conservation, News by Lauren Brown

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Last month, Lachlan and I had the pleasure of witnessing something spectacular…something that has been in the making for several years. Students and dedicated staff member, Kathy Bell from Millicent High School, travelled out to the newly restored Pick Swamp to proudly see hundreds of...

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