#MaryRiver #cod thriving in #BrisbaneRiver catchment, century after relative #Brisbane River cod went #extinct & five years after thousands of fingerlings were introduced.
#Ecologist & #IpswichCityCouncil #waterway health officer Jack McCann said the Brisbane River cod went extinct sometime in the 1920s or 1930s.
Their disappearance led to the river losing one of its key apex predators.
Gelignite blasts, overfishing, habitat destruction decimated Mary River cod numbers
"These species were so abundant at one point they were used as pig feed. At some point in history we were fishing for them with sticks of gelignite,"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-12-16/endangered-mary-river-cod-conservation-action-plan/106055554
#RiverCare #rivers #MaryRiver #biodiversity
Queensland's Mary River is home to unique Australian species. Data provided suggests the river is facing a new and potentially devastating threat #MaryRiver #evasivespecies #extinction #waterways #Australia #abc730
Recycling facility used as alleged illegal dump for thousands of tonnes of toxic waste on Fraser Coast
"There are multiple threatened species of turtles and fish living in that part of the Mary River. Toxic waste could be transported down the river channel into the estuary in the coastal zone."
#RamsarConvention #rivers #MaryRiver #turtles #lungfish #platypus #dumping #waste #toxins #ThreatenedSpecies #BushProperties #FraserCoast #WasteManagement
Saving the Mary River #turtle: how the people of #Tiaro rallied behind an iconic species https://theconversation.com/saving-the-mary-river-turtle-how-the-people-of-tiaro-rallied-behind-an-iconic-species-217439
"This species is found only in the #MaryRiver in south-east #Queensland, which empties into the sea near K'Gari/Fraser Island... Breeding female numbers fell 95% between 1970 and 2000... In 2001, the people of the Tiaro district bordering the river launched a #conservation program. A recent review found things seem to be turning around for this iconic species"
Took a timelapse of the storm rolling over the Mary river valley yesterday. Love how the bright blue sky became visible again right after it had passed!
#Timelapse #GoPro #GoPro7 #Videography #NoFilter #Storm #clouds #Nature #LightningStorm #Drama #StormChaser #Queensland #SunshineCoast #hinterland #MaryRiver #Valley #Australia
Moody morning in the hinterland! A short but intense storm cell hit us last night, and the moisture rose this morning as mist, billowing through the valley. Love this time of year!
#photography #lightroom #nikon #dslr #nature #NaturePhotography #NATURE_WORLD #moody #moodynature #moody_colors #moody_atmosphere #moodyPhotography #outdoors #OutdoorLife #OutdoorAdventures #TheGreatOutdoors #Australia #queensland #SunshineCoast #Hinterland #trees #treesandforests #rainforest #rainforests #jungle #mist #morning #MaryRiver #MaryRiverValley
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