Suntag News 194

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Suntag News 194

This Golden Perch was tagged at Walla Weir on the Burnett River as part of their monitoring program back in 2008. It was recently recaptured in the Boyne River 5km downstream from Boondooma Dam.
To get there it had to bypass Paradise Dam, Gayndah Weir and Mundubbera Weir along the way.
This is the first fish to have been recaptured upstream past 3 barriers.

Tag R58945
Species Golden Perch (Plectroplites ambiguus)
                    Tag details                  Recapture details
Date             12/3/2008                   5/1/2013
Length          384mm                        410mm
Location        Walla Weir                  Boyne River
Fisher            Fisheries Qld              Peter Luck

Days Out 1760 (4.8 years)
Growth 26mm (5.4mm/year)
Movement 260km upstream
Released Yes

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So the fishlift at Paradise dam may be working?
Cheers
Ray

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Thats a pretty awesome effort from the ol golden!!

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Gee, grown bugger all in 5 years!

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Damn hard work swimming upstream agin the flow and then jumping 3 massive walls 

Good to see the movement upstream though

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Plectroplites ambiguus ? Bill needs to update his references.
One for Dale, first case I have seen of some worthwhile data from a tagged yella stocked outside its natural range. Good example of why they should NOT be stocked in the Burnett system.

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Plectroplites ambiguus ? Bill needs to update his references.
One for Dale, first case I have seen of some worthwhile data from a tagged yella stocked outside its natural range. Good example of why they should NOT be stocked in the Burnett system.

Thats right, it should be "yelerus Fishus" 

Probably to late if it can go upstream like that Steve, they will be making babies in there for sure!

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Thats right, it should be "yelerus Fishus" 

Probably to late if it can go upstream like that Steve, they will be making babies in there for sure!

I think there needs to be more than one to make babies.

Anybody know Peter Luck?

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There would be more than one.
Given that only minute fraction of yellas in the system have been tagged most likely a considerable number would have followed their natural instinct and made the same journey upstream.