10-01-2010, 03:56 AM
ANGFA (Australia New Guinea Fish Association) has its next meeting Friday 8 October, 8:00pm in the Bar Jai Hall at Clayfield.
We will start at 8pm and hopefully end by 11pm.
Two talks have been planned.
Adam Kerezsy - The Mulligan River is an ephemeral river that forms the north-eastern boundary of the Simpson Desert. For 3 out of the last 5 years it has uncharacteristically filled following flooding and retained water in isolated waterholes. Fish colonisation has been recorded throughout this period by Adam Kerezsy, an aquatic ecologist from Griffith Universitys Australian Rivers Institute who now works for the not-for-profit conservation company Bush Heritage Australia. Perhaps unsurprisingly, fish numbers rise in relation to the magnitude of flooding, but what is most interesting is the number of species that call the desert home albeit briefly and their strategies for enduring at the limit of freshwater habitat. A thousand kilometres to the east, Adam has also been running an innovative project that aims to control gambusia and restore populations of critically endangered fish in the spring complex at Edgbaston one of the most unique and strangely interesting freshwater habitats in Australia.
Leo O'Reilly - For the first time ever, a combined clubs field trip was held in Cairns over the period 17 20 September. This area has an amazing diversity of fish including some (eg freshwater pipefish, freshwater morays) that are unlike anything else you're likely to see. The field trip was attended by 25, included travelers from interstate and a variety of habitats were sampled - with a variety of fish, invertebrates, plants, and other wildlife photographed. Leo will provide a report on the field field trip, you can get a sneak peak on the ANGFA forum as well.
The shop and drink stand will be operating, and the auction will follow the talks.
The field trip for October is the combined clubs field trip to Coffs Harbour on 16 17 October.
We will start at 8pm and hopefully end by 11pm.
Two talks have been planned.
Adam Kerezsy - The Mulligan River is an ephemeral river that forms the north-eastern boundary of the Simpson Desert. For 3 out of the last 5 years it has uncharacteristically filled following flooding and retained water in isolated waterholes. Fish colonisation has been recorded throughout this period by Adam Kerezsy, an aquatic ecologist from Griffith Universitys Australian Rivers Institute who now works for the not-for-profit conservation company Bush Heritage Australia. Perhaps unsurprisingly, fish numbers rise in relation to the magnitude of flooding, but what is most interesting is the number of species that call the desert home albeit briefly and their strategies for enduring at the limit of freshwater habitat. A thousand kilometres to the east, Adam has also been running an innovative project that aims to control gambusia and restore populations of critically endangered fish in the spring complex at Edgbaston one of the most unique and strangely interesting freshwater habitats in Australia.
Leo O'Reilly - For the first time ever, a combined clubs field trip was held in Cairns over the period 17 20 September. This area has an amazing diversity of fish including some (eg freshwater pipefish, freshwater morays) that are unlike anything else you're likely to see. The field trip was attended by 25, included travelers from interstate and a variety of habitats were sampled - with a variety of fish, invertebrates, plants, and other wildlife photographed. Leo will provide a report on the field field trip, you can get a sneak peak on the ANGFA forum as well.
The shop and drink stand will be operating, and the auction will follow the talks.
The field trip for October is the combined clubs field trip to Coffs Harbour on 16 17 October.