Hiding beneath the surface of Queensland's vast river systems, 11 native fish species that call the waterways home are springing back to vibrant health.Flooding has brought long-term benefits to native fish, including new habitat and an increased food sourcePest species carp remains an issue, but a decline in numbers has been noted in Currawinya National Park
"It's amazing how resilient our Australian natives are. They've been through this wet and dry process for thousands and thousands of years," he said. "Now we're getting big yellowbelly, anything from 40–50 centimetres, which was unheard of prior to the wet. "It's huge for tourism, and especially all the bait and tackle shops, the motels, the service stations, they all benefit from good fishing in Western Queensland.Battle with introduced speciesWhile the introduced carp species remains an issue in Queensland's waterways, a survey conducted in one of inland Australia's most important wetlands tells a different story.
who would have guessed. I wonder if a light bulb moment will ever happen with the Gov't water rorts & mismanagement board.
But but Climate change is an unstoppable linear progression toward Catastrophe! this cannot be!
. Just like all of history... .
Now we just need the CSIRO to keep an eye on the strange clouds, and weather patterns… Do we still have a CSIRO ?
Native species are much more resilient than we think, the’fish kill drama’ during the drought was totally embarrassing.
Something positive to come out of all the sh*t. Good to hear.👍
Climate change improves things, whaaat?
Fish need water to thrive? Who knew?