Carp can make riverbeds look like golf balls – denuded and dimpled, devoid of any habitat. Releasing carp herpes virus is a controversial proposition, so let’s weigh up the risks and benefits.
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The Vaal River, which serves more than 11 million people, is considerably polluted with microplastics.
Invasive species are the biggest single threat to Australian plants and animals.
A recent report argues more water is needed to resurrect the Murray-Darling Basin. But simply increasing river flow alone could actually harm the Basin.
Millions of dead carp will fill the Murray-Darling Basin after the government releases a targeted virus. Scavengers like turtles and crayfish might help – as long as we protect them.
Released carp herpes virus may cause a “carpaggedon” of stinking dead fish in our rivers.
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Executive Director and Professor of Fisheries and River Management, Gulbali Institute (Agriculture, Water and Environment), Charles Sturt University, Charles Sturt University
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, Charles Sturt University
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Research Director CSIRO Health & Biosecurity, CSIRO
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Associate Professor of Ecology, Western Sydney University
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Director, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, CSIRO
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Professor in Zoology, University of Sydney
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PhD, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, La Trobe University
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Researcher, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Environmental Management, Federation University Australia
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Freshwater Ecologist, Charles Sturt University
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Fisheries ecologist, Charles Sturt University
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Freshwater fish ecologist, Charles Sturt University
