This is a sad topic but one that needs to be shared. There is so much false information, blaming and comments going around in the media around the fish kills. So, with that I wanted to produce a series of podcast, articles, blog posts and videos interviewing knowledgeable people and sharing the reasons behind these fish deaths.
This is the third major fish kill along the Murray River we will have seen in 12 years. We as humans have caused this issue and it’s up to us to fix it. This is a MUST LISTEN and SHARE episode.
I was lucky enough to be joined by environmental science teacher Peter Phillips who is completing his PhD on the flooding along the Murray River. He spent over 50 days floating the Murray River in the 2016 floods and has an in depth understanding on this river system.
In this episode we discuss a range of topics including blackwater, the current flooding and what’s causing it, what has happened in Shepparton and Echuca with the suspicious fish deaths. We also discuss the nature of the river and how the flows have changed over the past 50 years, the prediction of these current fish kills and what we need to do to stop this from happening again in the future.
Everyone who cares about native fish needs to listen to this episode so please share it with your friends. And let’s make a difference!
0:00 – introduction from Rhys about what is happening with flooding
8:15 – Overview of the flooding in the Murray, Goulburn, and Campaspe around Echuca
10:10 – Peter Phillips background, passion, and PhD study
11:30 – What is Blackwater and Hypoxic water?
14:55 – What is happening with the current floods and why the fish are dying around Echuca
24:30 – Dissolved oxygen and what fish need to survive
29:30 – What’s happening with the flood continued.
38:00 – Fish kills further downstream in the Little Murray, Gunbower Creek and the Murray River
41:00 – Why the fish kills have been so bad in the past decade
46:00 – What’s the solution? Is it going to get worse?
51:10 – How the riparian vegetation filters carbon from blackwater
54:00 – Will we see a massive fish kill this summer coming?
56:15 – IMPORTANT: Summary by Rhys on the issues and moving forward
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Ep87 - Jake Miles: Fishing Northern Victoria (Ovens River and Lake Buffalo) & Sharing Plenty of Fishing Stories
Ep86 – Targeting Murray Cod in Summer: Key Conditions, Lures and Approach with Rhys & Dan
Ep 85 - Chris Muscat: Fishing the VIC Crater Lakes (Lake Purrumbete and Lake Bullen Merri)
Ep84 – Matt Martin: Chasing Golden Perch & Burrendong Dam
Ep83 - Lake Eildon: Trophy Murray Cod in Winter with Rhys, Dan & Jimmy
Ep82 – Jakko Davis & Rhys Creed: Bank Walking Rivers for Cod, Moon Phases and Live Tech Discussion
Ep81 - Jono Bleakley: Becoming a Content Creator in the Fishing Industry & Australian Bass on the Bellinger River
Ep80 – Our 2023 Team Trip to Wyangala Dam: Lessons, Stories and Chat with Rhys & Dan
Ep79 – Kate Norman: Chasing Big Cod in Lake Eildon and Finding Time to Fish as a Mum
Ep78 – Chat Around the Campfire: Our Camping Drift Down the Murrumbidgee River, Stories and Lessons
Ep 77 – Rhys Creed: Behind the Microphone with the Founder of Social Fishing - A Glimpse into his Life and how he Turned his Passion and Dreams into Reality
Ep76 – Jimmy Barwick: Story of Travelling the World & The Journey of Catching a Metre Cod on Fly
Ep75 - Our Summer Inflatable Drifts this Year (including the Ovens River Adventure) with Rhys & Dan
Ep74 - Jackson Haussler: Chasing Cod in Northern NSW, Life Lessons and How to Consistently Catch Big Fish
Ep73 – Look Back on the Year of 2022: Stories, Best Moments and Catches with Rhys & Dan
Ep72 – Sunny Martins: Dedicated Passion for Fishing, and Approach for Chasing Murray Cod, Golden Perch, Trout & Bass
Ep71 – Chasing Golden Perch, Understanding Fish Behaviour, and a Catch-Up Around Mental Health with Rhys & Dan
Ep69 - Matt Mildren: Dartmouth Dam and Trolling Techniques for Trout
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