In This Section
- Conceptual Models
- Ecosystem Health Monitoring
- Tamar Catchment Sediment Modelling
- Sediment Source Fingerprinting
- Lake Trevallyn Algal Bloom
- Gambusia Trapping
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- Related Projects
- SeaMap Habitat Mapping
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Latest news, research, reports and events
Lake Trevallyn Algal Analysis Final Report June 2011
April 2 2012
The Lake Trevallyn Algal Analysis Report for the 2010/11 summer period has been released and is available to download he...
>> Read MoreTEER Partnership Report 2011
December 9 2010
The TEER Partnership Report 2011 is the TEER Program's annual report and is available to download here.
>> Read More| Gambusia Trapping Program |
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Gambusia is an introduced pest fish from the Gulf of Mexico in North America. It preys on the eggs and young of native frogs and fish in the Tamar estuary and competes for food and shelter with native species. A single female Gambusia and her young can potentially produce nearly a million offspring in one season. The listed vulnerable Green and Golden Frog (Litoria raniformis) is particularly affected, as Gambusia continue to attack and ‘fin nip’ larger tadpoles. This drives tadpoles away from the best sources of food and shelter and forces them to spend time hiding rather than feeding. Preventing these local impacts from becoming state wide is of critical importance.  The Gambusia Trapping Program aims to control or eradicate the pest fish Gambusia from the Tamar estuary and adjacent waterways. The methods employed to date include direct control actions, research into trap development, raising awareness to promote community involvement and minimising the risk of Gambusia spreading beyond the Tamar valley. Control actions vary from temporary drying of drainage lines and poisoning of dams to trapping and hand netting in open and interconnected waterways. Maintaining or building volunteer participation in the trapping program is a core focus of the project. Community groups and local schools and have been engaged and volunteers from several groups are involved in the ongoing trapping program.
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