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General Category => News Views & Press Releases => Topic started by: Slates on May 26, 2013, 10:40:31 PM
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old news so apologies for not updating it here.
DPI announced (April this year) the installation of a new fishway in the lower reaches of the Barwon River in Geelong to allow passage of fish form the salt water below the weir to the fresh water above it.
This should help the spawning of estuary perch and the like.
Few links:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=466797800057402&set=a.247706658633185.56816.225152237555294&type=1&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=466797800057402&set=a.247706658633185.56816.225152237555294&type=1&theater)
http://www.watech.com.au/wtech-news/barwon-river-fishway/ (http://www.watech.com.au/wtech-news/barwon-river-fishway/)
Cheers, NS