Recently received from Antia at UMDR. Amazing work been done in collaboration with a number of like-minded organisations.

Antia provided a copy of the 2019 ‘State of the Platypus Nation’ report. Makes for interesting reading, especially for any who have been helping out.

MAS has prepared a press release (distributed widely) responding to the discouraging numbers coming out of the recent survey report.

Cod recently released into LBG and Compleat Angler spotted the Canberra Times article for us (thanks guys)
https://www.facebook.com/543892662804636/posts/696126324247935/?app=fbl

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6545683/fish-release-a-cod-send-for-lake-burley-griffin

Scary numbers show the population increasing dramatically.

Read it here.

DPI have announced on their Facebook page a number of changes in the lead up to the school holidays.

See them here. (You shouldn’t need to be a Facebook user)

Another stocking of yearling trout into Khancoban will contribute to our knowledge on how to overcome predation by redfin.

(You shouldn’t need to be a Facebook user to view the post)

If you haven’t been checking out the competition, you wouldn’t be aware of some of the wild weather they’ve been having in Tasmania. Our jet-setting Secretary has reported in:

Snow, hail and 100 km winds – great if you only want to cast in one direction and like surfing down the face of waves on Little Pine Lagoon in a boat !!!

There is a group of volunteers on the highland lakes, another on the lower rivers and another, including me, based here in Launceston. Launceston is having the best weather so I count myself lucky.

To see the reporting check out:

FlyLife.tv

We’re hoping Lyall can provide a short article for the next issue of Burley Line.

Three new issues paper and two new reports are now available for review and comment. Please login or register at https://yoursay.carp.gov.au/login to access these papers.

The NCCP “have your say” website will close on December 12. All comments will be provided to the Australian Government as part of their assessment of the next steps for the NCCP. Remaining NCCP research projects will be published on the NCCP website (https://www.carp.gov.au/) during December.

Issues Paper – Non-target species susceptibility testing and host-switching risk in carp biocontrol. 

This paper summarises the work around determining if the carp virus is species specific.

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Issues Paper – Water quality and carp biocontrol using Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3). 

This NCCP issues paper explains research into the impacts of carp deaths on water quality.

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Issues Paper – Managing water quality impacts by carcass management. 

This NCCP issues paper outlines the approach to managing dead carp to mitigate impacts on water quality. 

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Report – Water quality risk assessment of carp biocontrol for Australian waterways. 

This work undertaken by the University of Adelaide Environment Institute assessed what would happen to water quality if there was a surge in the number of dead carp in inland waterways.

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Report – Synergistic genetic biocontrol options for common carp.

This research reviewed genetic biocontrol options for carp in Australia that could possibly be used in co-ordination with other biocontrol methods such as the carp virus. This research was conducted by the University of Lausanne in Switzerland

Stop Press, just in from Jaime: