Electrofishing allows aquatic experts to count fish in the Curdies River to check river health

Electrofishing allows aquatic experts to count fish in the Curdies River to check river health

Source: abc

3/4/2023

Electrofishing allows aquatic experts to count fish in the Curdies River to check river health

Credit: ABC South West: Shannon Colee

Have you ever wondered how exactly environmentalists and aquatic experts know how many fish are in different parts of rivers?

Yesterday a crowd gathered by the South West Victorian Lower Curdies River to find out.

The Corangamite Catchment Authority (CMA) and Austral Research and Consulting's aquatic experts held a public electrofishing expedition where they demonstrated to a crowd how they count the fish.