Thirty-two enormous snags in the form of tree stumps, root balls and bodies have been replenished into the Darling River this week in an collaborative effort by traditional owners and volunteers from Landcare NSW and OzFish Sunraysia Chapter members. The
In a first for Leeton, and the Murrimbidgee River, volunteers from the OzFish MIA Chapter are about to install new homes for native fish in the Murrumbidgee. The project will see up to 8 large snags installed at key sites within the Murrumbidgee river, providing vital new homes for fish.
Local OzFish Sunraysia Chapter and NSW Western Landcare will soon lay-up to 20 large River Red Gum trunks and stumps into key sections of the Lower Darling riverbed to provide more homes for fish. The two groups have jointly received a Communities
Native fish will soon have more areas to rest, shelter, breed and feed with a re-snagging project close to completion in the Murray River by recreational fishing conservation group, OzFish Unlimited. Dozens of snags of various shapes have been placed…
Back in August we saw OzFish SW Victoria Chapter team up with BCF and the Warrnambool community in launching their Resnagging the Merri River project. After 4 months of waiting for favorable weather, the right conditions finally arrived.
Most fishers know how important snags are to natives fish such as Murray Cod and are aware of the wide spread clearance of snags from the Murray Darling Basin. Unfortunately many of our coastal rivers have also been heavily desnagged
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