Enhancing Biodiversity Hotspots Along Western Queensland Stock ...

Reports of past snag removal south of Surat is of concern, and a matter that should
be investigated.
In the Border Rivers Maranoa-Balonne NRM region, the Queensland Murray Darling
Committee is most active in conducting ‘carp busting’ fishing competitions to remove
as many carp as possible from aquatic habitats. These events are usually
incorporated in catchment management programs that seek to improve water quality,
which is of additional benefit to Murray cod and other aquatic species. It would be of
benefit to expand these activities to this site and other known localities for Murray
cod in other regions.
The Invasive Animals CRC is researching control techniques on carp and other feral
species. As these threats overlap all the NRM regions covered by this project, it
would be valuable for all the NRM bodies of western Queensland to communicate
closely with this CRC in order to remain informed about current research and to try
and address these issues on a landscape scale.
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