A rare species of fish is to be protected as water flows back into the Bogan river. It was announced last week that an environmental flow has been released into the lower weir pool at Rotary park, on behalf of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH). The OEH along with the NSW Department of Primary Industries – Fisheries have developed a drought-related strategy to use water for the environment to support native fish refuges in the mid-Macquarie and Bogan rivers. A spokesperson for the OEH said the water for the environment was supplied to the lower weir pool via the Albert Priest Channel to protect a number of native fish including the Golden Perch. READ ALSO: "The Macquarie-Cudgegong Environmental Water Advisory Group assessed a range of options and agreed to the supply of 300 megalitres of water for the environment to the Lower Bogan Weir Pool," the spokesperson said. "This is a significant site for the Olive Perchlet – a threatened fish species found only in a few Bogan River pools in the Macquarie-Bogan River catchment – and also holds good numbers of other native fish." The spokesperson said the OEH would be working with the Bogan Shire Council to monitor the river. "The OEH and Bogan Shire Council will be collaboratively monitoring water levels and water quality in the pool, and hope to help get the native fish through until the Bogan River flows once more," they said. Shire General Manager Derek Francis said that the community could assist in the effort to care for the area by limiting water extractions. "According to the NSW government, stock and domestic use from the lower weir is permitted but council ask, on behalf of the community, that use is kept to a minimum during the remainder of this drought period." The NSW Natural Resource Access Regulator, responsible for the compliance and enforcement of water management legislation, will be conducting inspections of the weir pool and extractions during this period.
A rare species of fish is to be protected as water flows back into the Bogan river.
It was announced last week that an environmental flow has been released into the lower weir pool at Rotary park, on behalf of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH).
The OEH along with the NSW Department of Primary Industries – Fisheries have developed a drought-related strategy to use water for the environment to support native fish refuges in the mid-Macquarie and Bogan rivers.
A spokesperson for the OEH said the water for the environment was supplied to the lower weir pool via the Albert Priest Channel to protect a number of native fish including the Golden Perch.
READ ALSO:
"The Macquarie-Cudgegong Environmental Water Advisory Group assessed a range of options and agreed to the supply of 300 megalitres of water for the environment to the Lower Bogan Weir Pool," the spokesperson said.
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