Trout Cod
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Thurstan NSW DPI
Trout Cod next to Murray Cod
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Thurstan NSW DPI
Milking roe from broodstock
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Thurstan NSW DPI
Recovery Actions
Enhance,
modify or implement NRM planning processes to minimise adverse impacts on
threatened species
- Maintain contributions to the national recovery plan (High priority).
Community
and stakeholder liaison, awareness and education
- Increase community awareness and support of Trout Cod issues and recovery actions (Medium priority).
- Enhance angler knowledge of and skills in Trout Cod identification, and the protected status of the species (Medium priority).
- Improve understanding about the traditional and cultural importance of Trout Cod to indigenous communities (Low priority).
Compliance
/ enforcement
- Reduce or prevent fishing induced mortality (High priority).
Habitat
rehabilitation
- Ensure that the risk of degradation of Trout Cod habitat is minimised (High priority).
- Investigate options and implement measures that provide increased protection and rehabilitation opportunities for key areas of Trout Cod habitat (High priority).
- Investigate options and implement measures that provide increased protection and rehabilitation opportunities for key areas of Trout Cod habitat (Medium priority).
Research
/ monitoring
- Monitor Trout Cod populations and contribute to research requirements in conjunction with other agencies (Medium priority).
Stocking / translocation
- Minimise the risk of impacts associated with stocked, translocated and introduced species on Trout Cod (High priority).
- Maintain genetic management protocols for the Trout Cod conservation stocking program (High priority).
- Enhance the strategic conservation stocking program (Medium priority).
*(NB: the PAS actions for Trout Cod are taken from the approved NSW recovery plan for the species).