Victorian Fisheries Authority, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper
It’s that time of year when irrigation channels are drawn down for maintenance works.
Native fish such as Murray cod and yellas often find themselves stranded, which is why our fisheries officers worked with Goulburn-Murray Water last week to salvage and relocate them to natural waterways nearby.
Cameron Edge netted 21 cod, the largest measuring 90cm, and nine yellas from an irrigation channel near Cohuna.
Officers then transported the fish to Gunbower Creek and released them below the Cohuna Weir.
This article appeared in The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper, 30 June 2022.
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