The endangered native Murray cod is Australia’s largest freshwater fish, reaching lengths of up to 180cm and weighing-in over 100kg.…
Fish ‘personality’, or behaviour, can influence the likelihood of survival in the wild when faced with predators or unfamiliar threats.…
The ‘Conservation translocation handbook for New South Wales threatened freshwater fishes’ (April 2021, PDF) has been released with important recommendations…
Scientists have been able to estimate the biomass and energy that the invasive Common Carp Cyprinus carpio (carp) species have absorbed and locked away from Australia’s ecosystems and food webs, reflecting the amount of energy and resources unavailable for native species. These findings are useful for tracking river and ecosystem recovery, setting appropriate management and
Eels are an important part of Victoria’s biodiversity and Indigenous cultural heritage, yet globally and locally the anguillid eel species…
A ‘fishway’ project by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (WGCMA) was completed in 2019, and native fish habitat conservationists…
A recent US study has found exciting new discoveries for freshwater fish monitoring and conservation, which can be implemented in…
The Summer of 2018-19 saw horrendous sights in the Darling River, around 1 million fish dead from the river’s degradation. This sparked a study in 2020 by researchers Dr Martin Mallen-Cooper and Dr Brenton Zampatti from CSIRO and Charles Sturt University (Restoring the ecological integrity of a dryland river: Why low flows in the Barwon–Darling
Freshwater fish breeding behaviours can be highly diverse, yet the field remains significantly under-researched. Australian freshwater fish species, in particular, exhibit a large variety of mating behaviours, and understanding these can improve our management and conservation strategies to better protect our iconic native species. Australia’s threatened Murray cod species, found predominantly in the Murray-Darling Basin
Irrigation screening can protect native fish and save irrigators time. Without screens, irrigation pumps in our waterways are sucking up…