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Joined December 2021
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Just Published: The Life and Times of the Murray Cod presents insights into the breeding, early life, growth, habitat, feeding, movement and conservation of the Murray cod, and explores its relationships with people, from pre-European times to today. publish.csiro.au/book/7924/
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A new study has revealed that the proximity of townships to waterways can impact the size of golden perch (Macquaria ambigua), one of the most desirable species within the Murray-Darling Basin. finterest.com.au/are-golden-… @finterest_au
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Inland Fisheries Research Group retweeted
River de-oxygenation caused by receding floodwaters has caused another massive fish kill in the lower Darling-Baaka River, near Menindee, NSW. The dead fish are mostly bony bream, but also include Murray cod, golden perch, silver perch and European carp. theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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New paper: The 8th World Fisheries Congress, which took place in Sept 2021, marked nearly 30 years since the first Congress. In this review article, fisheries experts reflect on the last 30 years of progress and the challenges we face in decades to come. link.springer.com/article/10…
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ℹ Weekly #Mekong River Monitoring and Forecasting Today, 14 out 22 stations have the water levels above their long-term averages due to inflows from mainstream of Lancang in China, operations of dams in the tributaries n and raining in some areas in the region.
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After 8 years, I am retiring as @AustSocFishBiol Communications Manager. This is an excellent job opportunity, perhaps for a student looking to supplement their income: part-time, remote, and with flexible working hours. Wonderful colleagues, and you'll learn plenty about fish!
Job opportunity: ASFB Communications Manager We are hiring! The @AustSocFishBiol is looking for a part-time Communications Manager to manage its social media presence. This is a remote position with flexible working hours. Apply by 17 March 2023. asfb.org.au/communications-m…
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New study: The Black Summer bushfires burnt nearly three-quarters of the upper Buffalo River catchment. How did this bushfire and subsequent sedimentation affect native fish and platypus populations? publish.csiro.au/mf/Fulltext…
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The Darling River has seen a huge increase in carp numbers. 🐟 This is the current situation at the Lake Pamamaroo inlet at #Menindee. 🎥 Michael Minns @ABCRural @Listy_fishdude #NSWFloods
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"River health is an issue all Australian’s, country and city, need to engage with. The future of our rivers depends on it." #CharlesSturtUni academics on what releasing carp herpes could potentially look like and the repercussions of such actions. 🔗: go.csu.edu.au/3DbU941
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3/3 The carp are entering the structure attempting to migrate. Altering fishway operation is a way we can limit carp movements during spawning events like these.
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2/3 The structure you see here in this video is the Torrumbarry fishway - also known as a fish ladder - designed to provide passage for fish.
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1/3 🔎 Investigating the carp population explosion further, Charles Sturt University Professor Ivor Stuart traveled down the Murray River to Torrumbarry. What he found was a river swarming with carp and very few native fish.
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Researchers at the Arthur Rylah Institute have spent 30 years studying galaxiids. And there's always more to learn: in 2014, work by Tarmo Raadik established that the mountain galaxias (Galaxias olidus) was actually a complex of 15 different species. finterest.com.au/preserving-…
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Inland Fisheries Research Group retweeted
The December 2022 issue of 'Lateral Lines', the official @AustSocFishBiol newsletter, is jam-packed with exciting fish stories from across Australia and New Zealand. Access the pdf via the 'Members Only' portal on our website asfb.org.au/asfb-2022
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Once rescued, the Murray crayfish were transported to the aquatic research facility on our Albury-Wodonga campus, where they will stay for many months until the water quality improves.
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THREAD 🧵 🦞 A team of @Gulbali_Inst researchers from @CharlesSturtUni have worked in partnership with community groups from Deniliquin to take swift action to save Murray crayfish from the Edward River (an anabranch of the Murray River in Deniliquin).
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Inland Fisheries Research Group retweeted
Job opportunity: NT Fisheries is seeking applicants for its Chief Scientist position, a full-time and ongoing role based in Darwin, Northern Territory. Apply by 15 Dec 2022 jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetai…
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#ASFB is back together again for the first time since 2019! Welcome night social to kick off a week of presentations #ASFB2022 – at Gold Coast, Queensland
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Great launch of the next phase of DFAT-ACIAR FishTech project in Cambodia 🇰🇭 led by ⁦@CharlesSturtUni⁩, with HE Pablo Kang @AusEmbPP This Stung Chinnit fishway built early 2000s based on a Queensland design, since refined. ⁦@dfat⁩ ⁦@SenatorWong⁩ ⁦@afsnsw⁩
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CEO Anoulak Kittikhoun answered an interview with #CNA today for its programme “CNA Insight” about #hydropower and other developments in #Laos and the #Mekong and their impacts to the country and its neighborhood.
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