{"id":130703,"date":"2026-05-08T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=130703"},"modified":"2026-05-07T08:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:51:48","slug":"community-leaders-school-up-for-carp-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/sport\/community-leaders-school-up-for-carp-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Community leaders school up for carp summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VICTORIAN Fisheries Authority chief executive Travis Dowling said the Murray Darling Carp Action Summit, co-hosted by the Australian River Restoration Centre, reflects growing community concern about the impacts of carp on waterway health, native fish and communities across the Basin.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_186823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-186823\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-186823 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/JodieFromElthamwithh_25053-1-756x1024.jpg?_t=1778107861\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"867\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-186823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jodie from Eltham with the nice calamari she caught off St Leonards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDecades of research into a carp virus biocontrol has delayed large-scale operational action and with more research planned there are no clear timelines for a decision on its release,\u201d Dowling said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy contrast, over this period, billions of dollars in government funding has gone to controlling a dozen other invasive species, but not carp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urgently need to release the carp virus because it provides the only catchment scale solution to our wicked carp problem that is getting worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With more than 300 million carp across the Basin, the noxious species represents up to 90 per cent of fish biomass, degrading water quality and displacing native fish including several threatened species.<\/p>\n<p>The summit, which attracted delegates from 40 organisations, opened with a welcome video address by Senator David Pocock, followed by presentations from member for Murray Helen Dalton, Associate Professor Ivor Stuart from Charles Sturt University, the Murray Darling Association and the Invasive Species Council.<\/p>\n<p>Delegates also heard from a range of experts and industry leaders troubled by the impacts of expanding carp populations in the Murray Darling Basin and worked to identify ways to mobilise meaningful action on carp.<\/p>\n<p>Ivor Stuart said carp are ruining waterways, preying on native fish, degrading water quality and pushing threatened native fish toward extinction.<\/p>\n<p>We need to act now.<\/p>\n<p>The summit also focused on building a more coordinated response, including the proposed formation of a Murray-Darling Carp Action Alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Siwan Lovett from the Australian River Restoration Centre said stronger alignment across all sectors is critical.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Carp are a basin-wide challenge, and addressing them will require coordinated action across science, community, industry and government,\u201d Dr Lovett said.<\/p>\n<p>Warrick Wragg from the National Farmers Federation said there is broad agreement among experts and industry leaders that it is time to act against the carp.<\/p>\n<p>If you see or suspect any illegal fishing in Victoria, call the 24\/7 reporting service, 13FISH (133474), to speak directly to a fisheries officer. You can remain anonymous.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FISHING REPORTS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fishing reports remain poor due to weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anglesea<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Have been whiting<\/p>\n<p>* Some pinkies as well<\/p>\n<p>Please note that due to weather conditions and large swell, launching has become treacherous.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reports compliments of the Rusty Anglers Angling Club Anglesea <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* The estuary is still said to be producing some silver trevally up to 45cm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Torquay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Main reports out of Torquay this week have centred around flathead<\/p>\n<p><em>Reports compliments of the Torquay Angling Club <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>St Leonards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Reports of big bags of whiting from 3-35cm<\/p>\n<p>* Also reports of good-sized calamari being caught<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indented Head and Grassy Point<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Reports of some 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