Barra can travel 80km to return home after the wet

Chris McLennan
Updated January 29 2020 - 2:57pm, first published 2:55pm
The Top End's barramundi return "home" after wet season rain. Pictures: Northern Australia Environmental Resources.
The Top End's barramundi return "home" after wet season rain. Pictures: Northern Australia Environmental Resources.

Research to understand the movements of fish in Top End waterways has found that barramundi exhibit very accurate homing behaviour, travelling up to 80km to their "home" billabongs after wet season rains.

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Chris McLennan

Chris McLennan

National Rural Property Writer

ACM national rural property writer based in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Career journalist. Multi award winner.

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