Experts talk saving fish in the Murray-Darling

Event, Fishing, Habitat, Science

With the health of native fish in our Macquarie River, under the spotlight like never before, concerned fishers and the environmentally minded alike are invited to attend a series of public talks at Charles Sturt University Dubbo, Thinking Fish – Saving Native Fish in the Murray Darling Basin.

Some of the leading names in fisheries research and river management will visit Dubbo, with the Central West set to hear from some of the best thinkers in fishing on the issues facing native fish in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Thinking Fish will be launched in Dubbo on 25 February and the TEDx style talks will be delivered by experts, passionate and knowledgeable about fish and fishing.

The free series is being organised by Australia’s only fishing conversation charity, OzFish Unlimited.

The organisation’s CEO and Founder Craig Copeland is urging the region’s recreational fishers to attend.

“It’s been a disastrous start to the year for fish. We know recreational fishers want to get informed and involved in improving their local fishing grounds. They see first-hand the stress our fish are under,” he said.

“That’s where OzFish can help mobilise our recreational fishing community. The talks will outline issues important to fish and how local communities can help protect and enhance fish populations in their backyard.

“We’re getting together the best speaker line-up to give a robust set of talks that are conversational, informative and interesting.”

The opening seminar will be at Charles Sturt University – Dubbo Campus, Tony McGrane Place, Dubbo.

The speaker line-up includes:

  • Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling – A Native Fish Renaissance: Chasing Murray Cod & Golden Perch in the 21st Century
  • Dr Martin Mallen-Cooper– Basin or Bucket – The Importance of Flow to Basin Fish
  • Cameron Lay – Keeping fish in our rivers
  • Matt Hansen –The new breed of Basin fishers
  • Dr Jennifer Marshall – National Carp Control Plan: Can CyHV-3 be used as a biocontrol for carp in Australia?

Places are limited, and the event is already 80% sold out.

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The new Thinking Fish public talks are made possible with funding from the Murray Darling Basin Authority and BCF – Boating, Camping and Fishing.