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This post is just to ensure subscribers are aware. The newsletter has been added to substantially.

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Has arrived and available here. Key points:

• Latest NSW Recreational Fishing Trust annual report is online – our fishing fees at work
• Coopers Island (near Bodalla) access issues…again!
• Dodgy offering on eBay
• EHN fish disease in Lake Wallace, Blue Mountains
• Rig Recycle – keeping unwanted kit out of land fill

Latest has arrived here.

Key points:

• Trout Cod Action Plan
• Repainting of the big trout at Adaminaby declared a failure
• Latest NSW Recreational Fishing Trust annual report is online
• Brogo Dam gets Estuary Perch and Bass stocking

Peter just forwarded me an email from the Australian River Restoration Centre.

They are conducting a short survey into community understanding of the river. This is to inform their advocacy activities.

Survey starts here.

The draft action plan is open for public comment till 17 Nov … not much time folks.

https://www.nsw.gov.au/have-your-say/draft-trout-cod-action-plan-2023-to-2033#:~:text=The%20goal%20of%20the%20plan,Cod%20as%20a%20threatened%20species

The draft suggests there could be significant impact on the stocking of other fish including trout, also restrictions on fishing in trout cod identified sanctuaries.

Public presentations are being held at various locations including Queanbeyan:

Trout Cod Action Plan Community Workshops:

Monday 13/11/23 – Wagga event at Mantra Pavilion, 22/30 Kincaid Street, Wagga Wagga, 5.30pm-7.30pm registration open here

Tuesday 14/11/23 – Barooga event at Barooga Sports Club, 10 Burkinshaw Street, Barooga, 5.30pm-7.30pm registration open here

Wednesday 15/11/23 – Bathurst event at Panthers Club, 132 Piper Street, Bathurst, 5.30pm-7.30pm  registration open here

Thursday 16/11/23 – Queanbeyan event at the Royal Hotel, 85 Monaro Street, Queanbeyan, 5.30pm-7.30pm registration open here

Available here:

https://us4.campaign-archive.com/?u=8ee287affb9dbb289b12fbd77&id=3fe1b7c8db

Key points:

• Draft Trout Cod Action Plan available for comment. Closes 17 Nov …. not much time folks. https://www.nsw.gov.au/have-your-say/draft-trout-cod-action-plan-2023-to-2033
• Aerial shooting to reduce feral horses.
• Koi Herpes Virus delayed
• New President for NSWCFA
• Beware Google Search taking you to commercial sites for fishing licences
• Murray cod still closed season
• Fears for more fish kills on the Darling
• Calls for citizen scientists on eDNA conservation – using DNA in water looking for threatened species. More info here

The NSW Government has announced the resumption of aerial shooting to reduce brumby numbers in KNP

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-27/aerial-shooting-decision-wild-horses-kosciuszko-national-park/102995732

The delayed report from the Senate inquiry into feral horses has been published. I found the following to be the most telling recommendations:

Recommendation 1
7.31 The Committee recommends that the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, in collaboration with its state and territory counterparts, undertake an impact and population assessment of feral horses at the national level.

Recommendation 2 7.35 The Committee recommends that the Minister for Environment and Water list habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by feral horses as a Key Threatening Process under the Environment Biodiversity and Conservation Act 1999.

Recommendation 3
7.36 The Committee recommends that, after the Key Threatening Process is in place, the Minister for the Environment issue a Threat Abatement Plan as soon as is practicable, in order to reduce the threat of feral horses in the Australian Alps.

Recommendation 4
7.39 The Committee recommends that in partnership with the states and territory, the Murray-Darling Basin Authority undertake work to measure, monitor and record the quality of Basin water resources in and flowing from the Australian Alps, with particular reference to the impact of feral horses.

Recommendation 6
7.44 The Committee recommends that the Australian Government take a lead role to achieve cooperation between state and territory governments in the formulation of management plans for National Heritage listed places, including in the Australian Alps National Heritage place. The Australian Government should establish agreed mechanisms to resolve disputes between jurisdictions to ensure that National Heritage values are being protected.

Recommendation 10
7.57 The Committee recommends that the Australian Government increase funding to the states and territory, who are the primary land managers of the Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves, to enable them to ensure National Heritage values are upheld and threatened species are protected from extinction.

Recommendation 12
7.62 The Committee recommends that the NSW Government update the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan to allow the use of aerial shooting as one of the available feral horse control methods if deemed appropriate under strict safety, scientific and humane practices.

Recommendation 14
7.70 The Committee recommends that the NSW, Victoria and ACT Governments urgently review the safety of staff working in and around national parks, and work with local law enforcement agencies to ensure that staff are properly protected in their workplaces.

Full report at https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/committees/reportsen/RB000047/toc_pdf/ImpactsandmanagementofferalhorsesintheAustralianAlps.pdf

Federal and state agricultural ministers have agreed to continue researching the virus

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-09/murray-darling-basin-carp-herpes-plan-research-continues/102951008

Meanwhile it is unclear what authorities might do to make dint on carp numbers in the interim.

The report was postponed multiple times, in due course to 13 Oct. … no news as at Mon 16 Oct – I’ll keep you updated.

More information on our earlier post here.