Threatened Southern Pygmy Perch plucked from the icy Mountain Creek

Upper Billabong

Threatened Southern Pygmy Perch plucked from the icy Mountain Creek

Luke Pearce from NSW DPI Fisheries broke the ice on the water this morning to collect these special threatened fish! So rewarding to see one of the last populations in the Murray catchment persisting at this site due to the hard work from Holbrook Landcare Network, Fisheries and local landholders.

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