Trust funds Murray Cod return to Charlegrak

2:50 AM Wed 15 Dec 2010 GMT

'Trust funds Murray Cod return to Charlegrak' State Government of Victoria

Murray cod have made a welcome return to West Wimmera?s Lake Charlegrark after an 11 year absence thanks to some foresight and careful planning more than a decade ago. The commercial harvest of other fish species from a nearby lake, salvaged as the region?s wetlands dried out in 1999, have funded the Murray cods? return tickets. This week, 300 Murray cod were released in Lake Charlegrark, a popular recreational lake at Minimay near the Victorian/South Australian border. Fisheries Victoria Executive Director Anthony Hurst said the stocking was carried out by Fisheries Officers from Department of Primary Industries (DPI) in conjunction ...

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Trust funds Murray Cod return to Charlegrak

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