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3598 - NATIVE FISH FINGERLINGS

Donato, Philip to the Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education representing the Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Regional New South Wales, and Minister for Western New South Wales

Can you please advise the number native fish fingerlings released into the Lachlan River, by species and by year, for the past twenty years?

Answer -
NATIVE FISH FINGERLINGS

(1) In the 20 years between 2003/04 and 2023/24, a total of 555,029 native fish comprising Golden Perch, Murray Cod and Olive Perchlet were stocked into the Lachlan River. The below table provides annual details of species and numbers stocked.

Year

Golden Perch

Murray Cod

Olive Perchlet

Total

03/04

-

-

-

-

04/05

32,914

8,302

-

41,216

05/06

9,200

9,200

-

18,400

06/07

-

7,576

-

7,576

07/08

40,000

-

-

40,000

08/09

9,090

-

-

9,090

09/10

-

-

-

-

10/11

18,270

-

2,000

20,270

11/12

30,303

-

5,000

35,303

12/13

37,886

16,504

-

54,390

13/14

37,270

11,020

-

48,290

14/15

82,539

1,086

-

83,625

15/16

-

9,090

-

9,090

16/17

45,452

13,772

-

59,224

17/18

25,666

6,000

-

31,666

18/19

-

13,000

-

13,000

19/20

10,000

20,000

-

30,000

20/21

10,000

9,000

-

19,000

21/22

-

6,935

-

6,935

22/23

-

-

-

-

23/24

7,500

20,454

-

27,954

Total

396,090

151,939

7,000

555,029

 


Question asked on 17 September 2024 (session 58-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 70
Answer received on 22 October 2024 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 81