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Hope for population boom as Murray Cod reintroduced to Lake Bonney
Throughout various water quality issues, the lake got segregated from the river, and unfortunately there were a few fish kills here that removed all of the cod,
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By Staff Reporter
News reporter · Updated about 23 hours ago
A freshwater lake in South Australia's Riverland is hoped to become a thriving ecosystem after hundreds of mature native Murray Cod were reintroduced to its waters for the first time in years.
Around 600 cod were returned to Lake Bonney, which is connected to the River Murray, last week. The project was driven by Recfish SA and backed by the state government and its newly established Recreational Fishing Authority.
Reintroduction Efforts
RecFish SA chief executive Asher Dezsery said it was a significant moment to see cod enter the water, as populations had died out from the lake many years prior.
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