Cod season is coming to an end but there is still opportunity.
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The Murray cod season opens on Wednesday, December 1 following a three-month closure in most waters.
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“Victoria now boasts several of Australia’s premier Murray cod fisheries thanks to sensible catch limits, record stockings and substantial improvements to fish habitat and river health,” Victorian Fisheries Authority chief executive officer Travis Dowling said.
“One of the best Murray cod fisheries in Victoria is Lake Eildon, which has been stocked with nearly three million cod fingerlings over the last 30 years, primarily funded by recreational fishing licence fees.”
Mr Dowling said in more good news for Murray cod fishers, a two-year research project at Lake Eildon this summer would unlock some of the mysteries about cod movement into the Goulburn River above the lake.
The study will determine if cod in the upper Goulburn River are an active part of the Lake Eildon population or a distinct population of their own.
Twenty Murray cod over the minimum size of 55cm will be tagged with acoustic transmitters that emit a regular ‘ping’ as the fish swims.
Listening stations in the Goulburn Arm of the lake and up the Goulburn River will detect these ‘pings’, recording individual fish movement, depth and speed every time a tagged cod comes within range of a station.
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