Murray CodTerm 4 Research Project

Teacher: Mrs. Negus

Class: 8F

Murray Cod - ContentsClassification - Relationships -

Slide 3 – (Adam q 1) Slide 13 – (Al q1)

Slide 4 – (Adam q 2) Slide 14 – (Al q2)

Slide 5 – (Adam q 3) Slide 15 – (Al q3)

Slide 6 – (Adam q 4) Slide 16 – (Al q4)

Specific Characteristics – Environmental Problems -

Slide 7 – External Features Slide 17 – (Intro)

Slide 8 – Internal Features Slide 18 – (Why is it vulnerable to be becoming extinct)

Habitat / Ecosystem - Slide 19 – (How are we destroying it’s habitat)

Slide 9 – Murray Cod’s habitat Slide 20 – (How can we improve it’s chance of survival)

Slide 10 – Murray Cod adaptation

Slide 11 – Murray Cod living conditions

Slide 12 – Murray Cod abiotic factors

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Where does the Murray Cod Live?

• South Eastern Queensland

• Murray-Darling systems

• Also Murray Cod has been influenced into moving dams, some Eastern flowing (coastal) drainages.

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Murray Cod adaptation

• Producing larger larvae with larger yolk sacs

• Extreme longevity

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Murray Cod living conditions

• Small clear, rocky streams

• Large long flowing streams

• Deep holes with cover in the form of large rocks, fallen trees, stumps, clay banks vegetation.

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Murray Cod abiotic factors

• Irrigation (farming lands)

• Damming (impoundment)

• Diversion (rice irrigation)

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Environmental Problems

By Lachlan Moore

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Why is it Vulnerable To Be becoming extinct

•Fisherman are killing to many of them.

•Dams and Weirs stop natural river flows and other flood events. (many parts of the Murray Darling now have their annual flow patterns reversed.

•They have introduced new fish. (Red fin perch, which are their predators, and eat lots of fish larvae).

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How are we destroying it’s Habitat

•Polluting it’s river the Murray Darling.

•Adding extra fish into it’s environment.

•Removing snags which are a critical feeding and breading sites for the Murray Cod.

•Also Woody snags for the juvenile Murray Cod

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How Can We Improve it’s Chance of Survival

•Limit fishing the Murray Cods.

•In different states they thinking of rising the current size limit.

•Put in artificial snags, or even just replacing them.

•End pollution entering the Murray Darling.

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