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Oz Fish and the CCMA hope to achieve this by restoring numerous fish and waterbug habitats throughout the river, according to Regional Citizen Science project officer Deidre Murphy.
\n\u201cThese restoration actions will increase the wood and snags in the waterway, and this will provide the conditions needed for waterbugs to flourish,\u201d Ms Murphy said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe improved habitat will provide the food and shelter needed by healthy fish populations.\u201d
\nOn November 27, friends, families and interested individuals who attend the event will undertake bug collection and identification on the bank of the river.<\/p>\n
From there, Dr Sophie Pryor from Oz Fish will aid participants with filling in the data sheets available at the event and then collate the results to determine how healthy the river is and log the different waterbug types on the river.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will get what is called a signal score and the number you get from that is the waterway\u2019s health,\u201d Dr Pryor said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe results we get will then go into the National Waterbug Blitz database, which runs off GPS markers where anyone can access that data so people can update results all over the country if a similar project is done.<\/p>\n
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