Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CCMA) recently helped facilitate a week-long fish survey along the Gellibrand River. The survey focused on River blackfish and the threatened and rarely seen Australian Grayling, both of which were caught. Since 2010 CCMA has been restoring fish passage by taking out migration barriers and putting in fish ladders, meaning that the Grayling has been able to migrate downstream to the estuary to spawn, leading to increased observations of the species.
The survey is part of the annual Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research survey, which provides a snapshot of the native fish communities in Victoria’s waterways.
Read more here and CCMA’s Facebook post.
