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Victorian Fisheries Authority

Macquarie perch recovery - let's get serious about the recovery of Maccas

The VFA, under the Freshwater Fisheries Management Plan, has a commitment to the recovery of our freshwater fish species. Now is the critical moment to secure the survival of Maccas. The VFA is working with partners right across the Murray Darling Basin using an integrated approach to make this a reality. Only by working together can we safeguard the future of this unique and iconic species.


NSW Department of Primary Industries

Threatened species - Macquarie Perch

Macquarie Perch are found in the Murray-Darling Basin (particularly upstream reaches) of the Lachlan, Murrumbidgee and Murray rivers, and parts of south-eastern coastal NSW, including the Hawkesbury/Nepean and Shoalhaven catchments.

A Murray-Darling Basin form (top) and a coastal (bottom) form Macquarie Perch