Endangered species program enhances Australian trophy fish

摘要

In the last issue of Hatchery International we described the Snobs Creek program for introduced salmonid species, but the hatchery also has programs for indigenous Australian species, including the two most highly prized (and most endangered) freshwater angling fish in South-eastern Australia. These are trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis) and Macquarie perch (Macquaria austra/asica), both found in the faster running reaches of the Murray and Goulburn River systems that form part of the Murray Darling Basin; Australia's main drainage system.