Adaptive management in action: using chemical marking to advance fish recovery programs in the Murray–Darling Basin
Lee Baumgartner
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A La Trobe University, Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre, PO Box 991, Wodonga, Vic. 3689, Australia.
B Present Address: Charles Sturt University, Institute for Land, Water and Society, PO Box 789, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia. Email: lbaumgartner@csu.edu.au
Marine and Freshwater Research 67(10) i-iii https://doi.org/10.1071/MF15353
Submitted: 15 September 2015 Accepted: 15 September 2015 Published: 13 October 2015
Abstract
Being able to tell the difference between stocked and wild fish is essential to understand the overall success of hatchery programs. It is a substantial issue to address, especially considering that over 60 million fish have been stocked into Australian inland waters over the past 30 years. A trial into permanently marking live fish, with fluorescent chemicals, has demonstrated substantial promise. Having been cleared by food safety authorities, and validated by targeted research, it is presently being rolled out on a large scale in the Murray–Darling Basin.
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