Lucy Stuart

Can Murray cod inform flow management?

By Lucy Stuart August 1, 2022

Understanding why, how and when animals move is important for the conservation of different species. In highly modified landscapes, the inclusion of movement ecology can improve the likelihood that conservation and restoration practices promote the resilience of native species. In the case of freshwater fish, they must move regularly within human-modified river systems to feed and spawn,

Why Don’t We Eat Carp in Australia?

By Lucy Stuart June 15, 2022

You may have heard the best anecdotal recipe for cooking carp: Place a fresh carp fillet in a pot of simmering water. Then add a small round stone from the river and simmer for 10 minutes or until the fish is cooked. Remove the carp from the pot and discard. Serve the hot stone. In Australia,

Fishy Villas: Fish Hotels Providing Habitat for Native Species

By Lucy Stuart May 24, 2022

Where do Australia’s native fish live? Perhaps in Murray Cod condos or, Flathead Galaxis flats, or even Murray Hardyhead houses? These cozy dwellings are also known as fish hotels which mimic the original habitat of the fish in instances of removal or intervention. They are dubbed fish hotels as most fish only stay a brief

Koondrook fishways proving to be popular for our native fish

By Lucy Stuart April 19, 2022

The establishment of the Koondrook Weir, located in the mid-Murray River system, has limited the movement between Gunbower Creek and the Murray River for vulnerable and threatened fish species such as the Murray cod and the Golden perch. This lack of fish movement has also stunted potential developments in recreational fishing tourism for the area.