All posts tagged "Native Fish"

  • Protecting our Macquarie Perch populations

    Image: Victorian Fisheries Authority Macquarie perch, or as they’re affectionately known by recfishers ‘Maccas’, were once abundant and widespread throughout the south-eastern Murray-Darling system.  For decades, Macquarie perch populations have experienced

  • Conservation win as hundreds of zombie fish released

    Photo supplied by SEA LIFE Melbourne SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium have successfully released five hundred southern purple-spotted gudgeon into Cameron’s Creek near the Murray River. In partnership with the North Central

  • Catch a mighty Murray cod

    With the festive season here, we expect to see recfishers taking the opportunity to wet a line while enjoying the great outdoors with friends and family. Since Murray cod season

  • Murray Cod Survey

    Survey closes 31 January 2023.

  • Record-breaking 10 million fish stocked in Victorian waterways

    It’s a great time to be a recfisher in Victoria with ample opportunities to wet a line across the state. In fact, there are now 10 million more fish in

  • Recovering Maccas in Victorian Waterways

    Macquarie perch, or affectionately known by recfishers as ‘Maccas’, were once abundant and widespread throughout the south-eastern Murray-Darling system. To past generations of fishers, Macquarie perch are very a very well-known

  • Spying on River Blackfish

    Researchers from Deakin University have turned to spy-like aquatic surveillance to uncover the secret life of river blackfish (Gadopsos marmoratus) and give them a helping hand. Once abundant, river blackfish

  • Draft Native Fish Recovery Strategy

    VRFish have been invited to provide feedback on the draft Native Fish Recovery Strategy by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. The Australian and Basin State Governments have been developing a Native

  • Standing up for Native Fish in Reedy Lake

    A potential fish kill was avoided and an extinct native fish was re-discovered after VRFish publicly raised its serious concerns about a planned draining of Reedy Lake 3 near Kerang.

  • Have Your Say: Native Fish Management and Recovery Strategy

    The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) are consulting on a draft Native Fish Management and Recovery Strategy to protect and restore native fish populations of the Basin over the long-term.

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