just heard about 200 fish caught in a fisheries fish trap to study them at Paradise Dam after the big rains have died more fish than they thought would be caught
shane
What sort of fish were they Shane? If fish were stuck in the trap & not able to move to find more oxygenated water that may have been the course. Their would be a lot of rotting vegetation around at the moment sucking a lot of oxygen out of the water.
Cheers Andrew
Hi Andrew they news did not give the type of fish but said fisheries did not expect to catch as many in the trap as they did it was located on the upstream fishway to monitor how many use it
shane
200 less now!Originally Posted by robersl
They are probably easier to study when they are not flapping around
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Eel tailed catfish I understand.
Someone more closely associated with the activity can probably fill in a bit more detail.
Brett
No not eel tail catfish Buggy, 99% were fork tail catfish with a few boney bream and golden perch. Unfortunateley the gantry and hoist supplied by Sunwater were not up to spec and unable to lift the trap and fish to where they could be removed before they expired.
It is unfortunate when these things happen, but overall the knowledge gained on fish movement and how and when they they use fishways will far out weigh the loss of these fish.
Brooksy
Have they started to stock Paradise ??
Sorry Steve,
It was hard to hear you on the phone.
Me bad
thats how the japs study whales isn't it?
only they do it on purpose..then eat the evidence!!!
lim
No but the river upstream as well as the dams upstream have been stocked for years with Bass, Yellows, Silvers & Barra.
And a few Toga as well.
DEAD FISH (sorry couldn't help myself)
Ah well, cat fish you say. In that case reset the pot
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