The Freshwater Fish Group at Murdoch University provides an important resource for the conservation of Western Australia's unique inland fishes.
Murdoch, Perth (WA)
Joined September 2017
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Troubled waters in the land down under: Freshwater fish are in trouble sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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NEW STUDY: Effects of coastal development on sawfish movements - Need for marine animal crossing solutions
Lear et al. compared catch rates & movement behaviour (via acoustic telemetry) of juvenile sawfish before/after construction in a nursery habitat.
doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14263
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This is Exmouth Gulf, Ningaloo.
It’s incredible. It’s also under threat.
Add your name to our letter to let the Federal Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek know Exmouth Gulf needs protection marineconservation.org.au/ac…
🎥 Andre Rerekura and Nush Freedman
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New paper out! Two decades of sampling fish communities in the dynamic dryland Fitzroy River, Western Australia. @FreshFishMurd Drawing by Brendon Ebner: main channel pool vs floodplain creek aquatic communities
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Next year, @AustSocFishBiol's annual conference will be held in conjunction with the 2023 Indo-Pacific Fish Conference in Auckland, New Zealand. This is the first time since 2013 that our annual conference has been held across the pond in New Zealand.
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And with that the shark and ray proposals at #CITESCoP19 have been finalised in plenary. The requiem sharks, the rest of the hammerhead sharks, guitarfishes and some freshwater stingrays will be placed on Appendix II (to regulate international trade). #CITES4Sharks
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61 baby southwestern snake-necked turtles 🐢 have been released into Bibra Lake as part of a significant incubation project in conjunction with @MurdochUni #HarryButlerInstitute researchers & @CityOfCockburn aiming to boost up waning numbers. Find out more loom.ly/HsOfsZo
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Photography by @brookepykephoto who writes:
‘This is the Exmouth Gulf, lesser known than the Ningaloo reef yet one cannot survive without the other. Research has shown just how interconnected both ecosystems are.’
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Excited to be out tagging Wedgefish this week at Ningaloo Reef! We tagged this big girl a few days ago and recovered the accelerometer this morning, full of behavioural data to help us learn what these guys get up to out in the blue. @FreshFishMurd @Minderoo_Found @MUniResearch
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Researchers used non-invasive drone photogrammetry methods and long-term individual sighting histories from photo identification to estimate the #cost of #somaticgrowth in #southern #right #whales (Eubalaena australis) bit.ly/meps_687_173
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A pre-restoration survey of fish and crayfish within the Harvey River by @FreshFishMurd will help determine if log placement within a modified section of the river improves fish and crayfish numbers over time. #marronmorethanameal
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New paper determines the factors influencing fin-nipping by one of the world's most invasive freshwater fish.
doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13843
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Job opportunity: Challenge Research Fellowship position at @MurdochUni for recent PhD graduate with an aquatic background. Apply by 26 November.
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First two Indo-Pacific sawfish species @IUCNShark workshops down. Pristis zijsron and Pristis pristis to come over next few days! #GlobalSharkTrends
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Green Sawfish in Western Australia 'captured' by some of our researchers and Andrew Slater. vimeo.com/517938920/95f2352f…
See also the results of an earlier tracking study of the species in the area: doi.org/10.3354/esr00847
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For #FishABC letter 'I', I'm presenting Doubleband Stargazer Ichthyscopus insperatus, endemic to NW Australia and only known from trawl collections
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ASFB member Brendan Ebner produced this beautiful map of Darling-Baaka River, which showcases the life cycles of the Murray cod and golden perch.
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Great collab underway with Tjaltjraak Rangers, @wamuseum, @FreshFishMurd, @fishfisheries. Two way knowledge sharing and shared future freshwater and estuarine fish ecology projects.
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Well done to Associate Professor Belinda Robson, who was today awarded the 2021 @AusFreshwater Hilary Jolly Medal - the top prize in freshwater science.
Learn about some of her terrific conservation work here: murdoch.edu.au/news/articles…
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For #InternationalSawfishDay this year, we are featuring a different species of #sawfish each day this week. Today we are featuring the only sawfish that can be found throughout the world, the largetooth sawfish.