Download Improving Murray Cod habitat in South West QLD

Improving Murray Cod habitat in South West QLD
The Charleville Fishing and Restocking
Club and South West NRM have recently
improved habitat for the native fish,
Murray Cod (Maccullochella peelii peelii)
at Bakers Bend, Warrego River,
Charleville. The project consisted of
collecting large snags (logs) from the local
area and placing them in the waterhole at
strategic locations.
The snags will
become waterlogged and increased in
weight, making them more likely to stay
in position during the next river flows.
Habitat for native fingerlings released by
the Fishing Club was also increased.
Medium sized rocks were placed in areas
Figure 1: Preparing snag to enter water
of shallow water to improve the
conditions for fingerling survival and establishment. This will expand the number of suitable sites for releasing
fingerlings into the Warrego River into the future. South West NRM will continue to monitor the native fish
populations at the snag sites and evaluate project outcomes.
Figure 2: Snag being placed at Baker's Bend
Figure 3: Maybe lots more of these to be caught and released
in the future! (Photo: Dale Clark, Charleville)
The project was made possible by Community Action Grant funding from the Australian Governement’s Caring
for our Country program and was delivered by the Charleville Fishing and Restocking Club members and South
West NRM. Technical advice and supervision was generously provided by the Queensland Department of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. The project team would also like to acknowledge Charlie Wyatt Excavators,
for their expertise and contribution to a successful fish habitat project.