Gunnedah shire councillors have endorsed in principle support for the funding and implementation of the National Carp Control Plan (NCCP).
This also includes its recommendations by the Federal Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Julie Collins MP.
Councillor Robert Hoddle described the invasive pest as “a scourge on this country” when the matter was raised at the September ordinary meeting of council.
The Australian Government began investigating the use of the Cyprinid Herpesvirus 3 (the Carp Virus) in 2016 after six years research by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) in the NCCP.
European Carp contribute to environmental degradation in the Darling Basin, reducing water quality and/or reduced abundance and diversity of native plant and fish species.
In response to concerns raised by councils and Local Government Areas across the Basin, the Murray Darling Association has prepared correspondence to the Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Julie Collins MP.
