Thinking Fish – Saving Fish in the Murray Darling Basin

Start: 12 Mar 2020 6:00 pm
End: 12 Mar 2020 8:00 pm
Wagga Wagga

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OzFish Unlimited, Australia’s only fishing conservation charity launches Thinking Fish - a series of public talks about fishing and its future across Australia.

The first will have a focus on the Lower Darling Basin and the plight of our native fish made possible with funding from the Murray Darling Basin Authority.

The seminar aims to generate discussion and debate about the issues facing native fish in the Basin.

Hear from industry leaders about the current challenges and opportunities for our fish within regional and rural communities along this vast river system.

These talks will be about fish and fishing from people who love both. Together the talks will be thinking big, thinking fish and thinking future.

This seminar is a free event for community members of all ages who not only love fishing but equally love their rivers and what they give back to communities across Australia.

Light refreshments will be provided during the event.

Speakers

Matt Hansen – The new breed of Basin fishers

Matt has loved fishing since the day he could walk. He is a Director of OzFish Unlimited, President of the Inland Waterways OzFish Chapter  and founder of the Lake Burrendong Easter Fishing Classic.

He was recognised by the recreational fishing sector as the 2109 Australian Rec Fishing Volunteer of the Year, for his efforts in leading habitat restoration as well as fisher and habitat communication in inland NSW.

Dr Craig Boys - Keeping Fish in Rivers

Craig is a fish ecologist based at the Port Stephens Fisheries Institute where he leads a variety of projects concerning the rehabilitation of both  freshwater and estuarine ecosystems. Much of his science is interdisciplinary,  merging fish biology, ecology and hydraulics in an attempt to improve the design  and operation of river infrastructure for the protection of fish. Recent research projects have included understanding and mitigating the impacts of barotrauma  and fluid shear on fish as they migrate downstream through irrigation and  hydropower infrastructure.

Dr Jennifer Marshall – National Carp Control Plan: Can CyHV-3 be used as a biocontrol for carp in Australia?

Jen has been at FRDC since January 2018 as the research project manager for the National Carp Control Plan. Formerly a research technician for NSW DPI Fisheries, Jen has experience working on fishing impact reduction, and charter fishing industry baseline studies. Jen holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Oregon, and both a Master of Marine Science and Management and a PhD in the study of marine ecology from Southern Cross University.

More speakers to be announced.