The Northern Rivers Times
34 RURAL NEWS
January 11, 2024!!!
Leading scientist says the carp herpes virus is needed OzFish Unlimited The carp herpes virus should be released into Australia’s freshwater rivers to save our native fish populations and their habitats. The bold move is supported by Dr Martin Mallen-Cooper, one of Australia’s mostrespected river ecologists in the latest episode of OzCast, the official podcast of OzFish Unlimited. Following decades of studying Australia’s freshwater ecosystems, Dr Mallen-Cooper believes the science and research is strong enough to confidently release the virus. Martin believes that a release will temporarily reduce carp numbers
and provide a critical window for native fish to establish a more substantial presence. But he warns that to maximise the benefits during the critical recovery phase, we
need to enhancing habitats, manage river flows better and restore fish migrations. It is combining these actions with a virus release strategy, that are critical to bolster our native fish
populations. He pointed to current research that strongly supports Australia confidently moving forward with the approach and believes Australia needs to
consider this tactic because of exploding carp populations after recent high rainfalls across key catchments. Carp were introduced in the 1800s and have caused havoc through
their bottom-feeding habits, disturbing sediment and adversely affecting water quality, plant growth, and native fish. Their numbers have been increasing despite various methods to reduce them. “This is a naturally occurring virus in carp populations overseas and has a long history, so it’s not a recent mutation. Overseas it only occurs in carp species and research in Australia shows the virus is not a concern for natives,” stated Martin. He advocates for a nationwide management scheme due to the Murray-Darling Basin spanning multiple states, underscoring the need for a unified approach to address this challenge.
Farmers have their say: Net zero sector plans Farmers for Climate Action Most Aussie farmers say climate change is the single greatest threat to their business, according to Farmers for Climate Action’s online survey on the Net Zero Sector Plan for Agriculture and Land. Farmers for Climate Action created the survey to make sure farmers, many of whom are very busy at this time of year with harvest, could easily have their say as part of the Federal Government’s Sector Plan consultations. The survey was shared with 60 agriculture
groups across Australia including via the National Farmers Federation’s social media, and handdelivered to Agriculture Minister Murray Watt in Parliament House on Monday (December 11). Key results from the survey, filled out by 708 farmers and people working across the agriculture industry, included: • 89% of farmers have experienced “very unusual” or “somewhat unusual” climate change related events including rainfall events, unpredictable growing seasons and storms in the past three years
• 71% of farmers have already invested their own money into emissions reduction, including solar panels and batteries, electrifying farm equipment, tree planting and such; • 64% are planning to invest in future or additional emissions reduction measures • When asked what they thought was the single greatest threat to the future of farming in Australia: 55% said climate change, 15% said bureaucracy and red tape, 9% said water security, 8% said increasing costs of insurance, fertiliser and other farm expenses, 1% said transmission
lines on farmland, and 1% big renewable energy projects. Farmers for Climate Action Chair Brett Hall said the Australian Bureau of Statistics figures revealed the cross-section of farmers filling out the survey had very closely reflected a proportionate slice of Australia’s farming community by state and commodity. “Farm sizes ranged from one hectare to 430,000 ha, with the number of farm employees ranging from 0 to 420,” Mr Hall said. “Farmers are telling us climate change is here and hurting them right
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