Weeding out a big problem: pump screens save fish while reducing choking weeds
The North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) wants to hear from irrigators about the impacts of both…
Natives and Introduced Fish
No Quibbling About Carp
Carp currently make up a huge percentage of the fish biomass throughout the Murray-Darling Basin. In their…
Pike’s position scores a 10
Brad Hollis and Chris Bice share an inspiring story about restoring connectivity to the amazing Pike anabranch…
Habitat and homes for hardyheads
Lara Suitor on behalf of the Murray hardyhead Recovery Team shares their work to create habitat and…
Pygmy fish inspiring goliath action
The Southern pygmy perch may be small, but as Luke Pearce discusses, a great deal of action…
Using our modelling ‘crystal ball’ to better understand fish populations
Fish living under water and cannot be easily seen or counted, so how many fish are there…
The smooth newt: another freshwater invasive species for Australia
Smooth newt found in Melbourne: Six years ago, a single smooth newt was found in a pool…
Keeping ‘common’ fish common in our rivers and streams
With many fantastic results being achieved by habitat rehabilitation projects across the country Luke Pearce thinks that…
From bar fridges to the Lake Burrendong Fishing Classic! Anglers getting active for native fish
Matt Hansen’s youthful face grins out of the photograph – he is crouched next to a…
Making Every Drop Count…Twice!
Peter Rose and Louissa Rogers tell an inspiring story about working with an irrigation system to bring…
FeralFishScan – get involved to reduce pest fish!
FeralFishScan is a new community website dedicated to collecting evidence of feral fish from our freshwater rivers….
Fish detectives investigating the ‘Secret Life’ of Golden Perch
Brenton Zampatti shares work he is doing with other ‘fish detectives’, to investigate how Golden Perch otoliths…
Down in the Coorong – helping fish find their way…
Jason Higham provides us with an overview of work underway in the Coorong and Lower Lakes Ramsar…
Fish Moving Freely at Katfish Reach
Lara Suitor provides us with an update on the works underway at Katfish Reach to improve fish…
Screening irrigation diversions to save our fish
Significant numbers of fish are lost from our rivers annually at irrigation diversions and pumps. Fisheries scientist…