Over the years I have fished many streams around New South Wales and one that always draws me back is near Woodsreef which is 25km east of Barraba, the Ironbark river has many fish in its waters such as Murry Cod, Catfish, Yellow Belly and the dreaded European Carp.
I enjoy catching Carp as a sport but as an eating fish "yuck" and it is illegal to catch carp and return them to the water so on my last adventure at Ironbark Creek I caught a couple.
Here is some information on Carp.
1a) "European carp is an introduced species, first caught from the River Murray in South Australia in 1969, but now established as a major pest throughout Australia.
Australians tend to 'turn their nose up' to eating European carp, but it is considered a prized eating fish throughout Europe and Asia. They are one of the most widely farmed fish throughout the world, due to their rapid growth, ease of culture and ability to withstand a wide range of water quality."
Commercially caught European carp are currently used in Australia as fertiliser, bait for yabbies "freshwater crayfish" and rock lobster, as well as human consumption.
Carp feed by sucking around roots of aquatic plants in search of aquatic insects. Many plants are uprooted during the feeding process, and mud and plant debris is expelled, resulting in increased water turbidity. This feeding habit has a detrimental effect on natural ecosystems in Australia's freshwater systems - hence carp are identified as a noxious species.
The European carp combined with the reduced river flow and habitat removal, is possibly one of the greatest impacts on native fish in South Australia."
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Thank you for posting this onto the ACES blog, please keep up the good work!
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