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New study refocusses fish conservation efforts – Introduced fish biggest threat to native species

Posted at 29 Nov 2024 at 20:12h in News, Fish, Fish conservation, Research, Threatened Species Conservation by Tessa Roberts

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Fifty-two top native fish experts from across the country including Sylvia Zukowski (NGT), Nick Whiterod, Michael Hammer and Maiko Lutz (ex-NGT), have banded together to complete the nation's first comprehensive national freshwater fish assessment. They used the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria...

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Signed, sealed and delivered – critically endangered fish returned to their homes

Posted at 27 Feb 2023 at 14:54h in News, Fish, Fish conservation, Southern purple-spotted gudgeon by Sylvia Zukowski

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Meet the southern purple spotted gudgeon, a little native fish that is critically endangered in Victoria, and has been missing in action from much of the state. In fact they were thought to be regionally extinct until some were found in a lake that was...

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Species of the month: Utchee Creek rainbowfish

Posted at 25 Jan 2023 at 12:06h in News, Fish, Fish conservation, Species of the month by Nick Whiterod

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Maiko and Nick have been busy undertaking Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) listing assessments as part of Species Expert Assessment Plans (SEAPs) for Australian freshwater fish and spiny crayfish. Prior to these SEAPs, only 40 freshwater fish and just three spiny crayfish were listed...

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Inspiring Conservation, People and Snot Otters: Nick’s Churchill Presentation in November

Posted at 28 Oct 2020 at 16:01h in News, Fish, Fish conservation by Nick Whiterod

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It seems a lifetime ago now, but over 66 days in 2019, I met with more than 50 experts across cities and towns in five countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Republic of Ireland and Sweden) as part of my Churchill Fellowship. My focus was ‘To...

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Tagged Mulloway Travels 400 km from the Glenelg to the Bellarine

Posted at 28 Oct 2020 at 12:02h in News, Fish, Fish conservation, Glenelg River, Mulloway by Lauren Brown

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Since August, we have recorded nine additional Mulloway recaptures as part of our recreational tagging program. Following the recent heavy rain and flows, a local by the name of Mark Asplin was walking along the beach near Ocean Grove last Saturday when he spotted a...

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The dynamics of the Surry River estuary and exploring the impacts of artificial mouth openings

Posted at 31 Jul 2020 at 19:07h in Fish, Fish conservation, Mulloway, News by Lauren Kivisalu

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The Surry River estuary at Narrawong in south-west Victoria contains the 'Salt-Wedge Estuaries Ecological Community'; which is one of 25 known representations of this community along the southern Australian coastline, from the South Australian/Victorian border to Wilson's Promontory in Gippsland. The Salt Wedge estuary community...

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Photo of the month: Landholder generosity goes a long way

Posted at 25 Jun 2020 at 22:47h in Fish, Fish conservation, News by Lauren Kivisalu

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Aquasave-NGT's Sylvia and Nick have been out and about busy sampling for freshwater fish within the Inman Valley of the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. This photo of the month captures a great moment, where one of the landowners, Baden, was able to come and join in...

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Latest Mulloway Tagging Newsletter now available

Posted at 31 Oct 2019 at 11:49h in Fish, Glenelg River, Mulloway, News by Lauren Brown

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The fourth edition of the Mulloway Tagging Newsletter is now available. Since the last edition in February 2019 we've seen an additional 198 fish tagged, bringing the total to just under 500. The majority of fish have been tagged from the Glenelg River (139 to...

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Nick’s Churchill Fellowship: Costa Rica & US … and the Snot Otter!

Posted at 29 Aug 2019 at 14:29h in Fish, Fish conservation, Murray crayfish, News, Southern purple-spotted gudgeon, Yarra Pygmy Perch Recovery by Nick Whiterod

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I am currently in the last stages of my incredible Churchill Fellowship adventures. I have seen many wonderful things, walked a lot and learnt about all aspects of translocations and conservation more generally. I also met some inspiring people! This blog covers my time in...

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Winter update on the Mulloway Tagging Program

Posted at 26 Jul 2019 at 09:05h in Fish, Glenelg River, Mulloway, News by Lauren Brown

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Since our last post about the Mulloway Tagging Program in March 2019, we have recorded a number of new interesting recaptures. There are currently 75 anglers across Victoria dedicating their time to tagging Mulloway. Collectively, they have tagged almost 500 Mulloway, and so far we have...

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