Tag: Fish
Lake Bonney dead fish investigated
The Primary Industries Department says it should know in the next 24 hours what caused of the death of hundreds of bony bream at Lake Bonney in the Riverland.[MORE]
Dead fish wash up from Lake Bonney
Hundreds of fish have been found washed up on the shore of Lake Bonney at Barmera in the South Australian Riverland.[MORE]
Push on to save Snowy trout hatchery
The fight has begun to try and save a Snowy Mountains' trout hatchery.[MORE]
Bid to protect native lake fish
Tasmania's Inland Fisheries Service is removing trout from a Central Highlands lake in a bid to protect a threatened fish species.[MORE]
Native fish not safe in drying lake: DSE
The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) says Lake Mokoan, in northern Victoria, is no longer safe for native fish because of low water levels.[MORE]
More good news for abalone industry
More restrictions on Tasmanian abalone fishing have been lifted.[MORE]
Aquarium reef fish breeding underway
Reef HQ staff in Townsville are being kept busy with reef fish breeding in the aquariums.[MORE]
More Murray cod deaths
Scientists say increasing numbers of Murray cod are dying in the lower reaches of the river.[MORE]
Quick action on abalone virus praised
A quick biosecurity response to the presence of a deadly abalone disease in Tasmania is being credited for saving the $100 million dollar industry.[MORE]
Virgin shark gives birth
Researchers have confirmed the second known case in which a baby shark appears to have been conceived without the mother having mated with a male.[MORE]
Water corp defends fish ladder delay
The Wide Bay Water Corporation says it plans to install a system to help fish get over a weir in the Burrum River as soon as it finds the right design.[MORE]
Authorities relax abalone restrictions
Authorities have lifted restrictions on the movement of abalone on Tasmania's East Coast.[MORE]
Creek to be poisoned in pest fish cull
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) will dam and poison five kilometres of a far north Queensland creek to stop an exotic fish pest spreading through the Gulf of Carpentaria.[MORE]
Fishing ban along WA coast deferred
The West Australian Government says it is keeping an election commitment by deferring a planned 10 week recreational fishing ban due to start next week.[MORE]
Fisheries experts meet to discuss abalone restrictions
Tasmania's emergency response to the threat of an abalone virus may be wound back this week.[MORE]
Promising signs on abalone virus
There are good indications that an abalone virus could be at very low levels in the wild in Tasmania.[MORE]
Abalone bans impact on wrasse fishery
The bans have been imposed after the discovery of the abalone disease, Viral Ganglioneuritis.[MORE]
The fineprint on the headstone
As a nation that claims to be a world leader in marine conservation, let us say no to the taking of hundreds of tonnes of sharks from the Great Barrier Reef Park.[MORE]
Hobart treated to whale sighting
A Southern Right whale has made a rare appearance in the River Derwent in Hobart.[MORE]
East coast free of abalone virus
Biosecurity controls remain in place for Tasmania's abalone industry, despite the latest round of testing showing no more evidence of the ganglioneuritis virus.[MORE]
More good news for abalone industry
Tasmania's abalone industry has received some encouraging news in the latest round of disease testing.[MORE]
Study names shark, ray species
The largest Australian study into shark and ray populations has validated more than 100 new species.[MORE]
Abalone plant clean up begins
The Southern Tasmanian abalone processor where a deadly virus was found last week is counting its losses.[MORE]
Positive results for abalone industry
There has been some good news Tasmania's abalone industry.[MORE]
Vic divers urged to follow Tas lead
The Victorian Abalone Divers Association says recreational diving should be banned in areas where the abalone virus has been found.[MORE]
