Mid-Murray Floodplain Recovery Reach

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“Reflect. Share. Collaborate.” – Native Fish Forum 2024

By Lucy Stuart April 22, 2024

Here at Finterest, we strive to support our native fish populations and those working to protect them. At the Native Fish Forum 2024 in Canberra, the focal point was to reflect, share and collaborate around all things native fish. As researchers, concerned community members and industry professionals we tend to get funnelled into silos of

Pygs are Flying! Southern Pygmy Perch Recovery in the Mid-Murray

By Lucy Stuart January 24, 2024

In August last year we reported on the Southern Pygmy Perch (SPP) and the recovery efforts happening in the Upper Lachlan area. Recently, they have made quite the splash in the Mid-Murray Recovery Reach! The North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) is applying their Native Fish Recovery Plan in partnership with the Department of Energy,

“People making fish happen” – what makes fish recovery actions successful?

By Lucy Stuart July 26, 2023

Here at Finterest, our work revolves around the recovery of our precious native fish, which are an invaluable cultural, ecological, social, and environmental resource. We do it because it’s important, and because we love it. And if you’re reading this, you probably love it too. At the Native Fish Forum in Dubbo this year, I

Searching for the Ghost Fish

By Peter Rose, Tarmo Raadik and Dan Stoessel May 31, 2022

Flat-head galaxias (Galaxias rostratus) is one of the ‘magnificent six’ native threatened floodplain specialist fish. It’s in dire trouble in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin, having almost declined out of sight. The species were historically widespread and abundant throughout the Murray River Corridor but are now nowhere to be seen in NSW or South Australia, and

Zombie Fish Hits a Purple Patch

By Peter Rose May 12, 2022

In August last year we introduced you to our resurrected friend, the Southern purple-spotted gudgeon (Mogurnda adspersa) aka the Zombie Fish! When we last reported, 30 Southern purple spotted gudgeon (SPSG) broodstock were collected from the newly discovered Kerang lakes population for captive breeding at Middle Creek Farm and Aquasave-NGT hatcheries. Since then, 13 potential

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.

Why do we need long-term native fish recovery plans?

By Kate McKenna April 12, 2022

The Mid-Murray Floodplains along the New South Wales and Victorian border are home to some of the highest diversities of native fish species within the Murray-Darling Basin. Threatened and recreationally important species, like the Murray cod, golden perch, trout cod and silver perch, as well as wetland-specialist species, once thrived in the region’s interconnecting rivers,

A new dawn for the zombie fish

By Peter Rose August 19, 2021

Victoria’s zombie fish are back from the dead, and there are plans underway to return the species to its former range throughout the Murray Corridor. But first, let’s meet this zombie fish! The southern purple-spotted gudgeon (Mogurnda adspersa - pictured above) is a small, colourful, and native floodplain specialist fish. Once widespread in wetlands, lakes,