Yarra Pygmy Perch Recovery

Look who’s just moved in at Mount Burr Swamp!

Posted at 26 Feb 2026 at 12:16h in News, Fish conservation, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, Yarra Pygmy Perch Recovery by Lachlan Farrington

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In some exciting news, the nationally threatened Yarra Pygmy Perch has found its way into the Mt Burr Swamp Restoration Reserve. This has been several years in the making and was given a final push thanks to funding from the Wettenhall Environment Trust. It's almost 20...

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A little fish making a big comeback!

Posted at 27 Feb 2025 at 11:35h in News, Fish conservation, Threatened Species Conservation, Yarra Pygmy Perch Recovery by Sylvia Zukowski

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Imagine you're a little native fish, living your best life...

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NGT leads new research project to improve threatened fish conservation

Posted at 27 Dec 2024 at 14:03h in News, Fish conservation, Yarra Pygmy Perch Recovery by Tessa Roberts

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In exciting news NGT will be leading a new threatened fish research project in the Coorong, Lower Lakes, and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) region! The project team includes partners from CSIRO and the University of Adelaide. This important project, led by NGT's senior aquatic ecologist Dr Sylvia...

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Coming back from local extinction – Yarra Pygmy Perch in the Lower Lakes

Posted at 27 Feb 2024 at 11:13h in News, Yarra Pygmy Perch Recovery by Sylvia Zukowski

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At the western edge of its national range in Australia, a beautiful little native fish has been in a fight for survival for over 15 years. The Yarra Pygmy Perch was first found in the Lower Lakes in South Australia in 2002, but unfortunately disappeared...

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Locally extinct Yarra Pygmy Perch return to the Murray near Lake Alexandrina

Posted at 28 Nov 2023 at 13:15h in News, Yarra Pygmy Perch Recovery by Tessa Roberts

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The Yarra Pygmy Perch (Nannoperca obscura) is a small native fish, whose common name is derived from the Yarra River, situated at the eastern end of the species' range, but also occurs through south-western Victoria and southern SA, as far as the Lower Lakes of...

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Threatened fish get the clip for conservation: Yarra Pygmy Perch update

Posted at 30 Sep 2021 at 18:31h in News, Yarra Pygmy Perch Recovery by Sylvia Zukowski

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Yarra Pygmy Perch, a small bodied freshwater native fish, is thought to be extinct in the wild in the Murray Darling Basin in South Australia, and is severely restricted in the lower South East of SA. Fortunately, a number of back-up populations were established by...

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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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Nick’s Churchill Fellowship begins

Posted at 24 Jun 2019 at 21:31h in Fish conservation, News, Yarra Pygmy Perch Recovery by Nick Whiterod

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On Wednesday 26th June at 8:15am, I embark on my Churchill Fellowship travels to explore world's best practice for the translocation of aquatic species (namely small fishes and freshwater crayfish). This is thanks to the generosity of Henry Rischbeith and his family through the Richard...

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Karst Rising Springs event at Port MacDonnell a great success!

Posted at 31 May 2016 at 15:51h in Conservation of Glenelg Spiny Crayfish, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Yarra Pygmy Perch Recovery by Rose Thompson

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A large crowd of about 55 community members packed out the Port MacDonnell Community Complex last Thursday evening, the 26th May, to learn about our region’s unique Karst Rising Springs (KRS). Speakers Mark Bachmann and Nick Whiterod tag-teamed to first present the history, background, and current challenges...

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Long Swamp Restoration Trial Update – If you thought the sandbagging was over… think again!

Posted at 04 Sep 2015 at 19:19h in Long Swamp Restoration, News, Yarra Pygmy Perch Recovery by Mark Bachmann

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Last week, a small crew of NGT staff and volunteers, and the fantastic Friends of the Great SW Walk, led by Gordon Page, joined us down at Long Swamp to undertake our first 'tweak' of the level of the structure at Nobles Rocks since it...

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