Freeing goldfish in the Manning River an environmental concern

Julia Driscoll
Updated June 19 2017 - 9:47am, first published 9:43am
The one that didn't get away: Dr Stephen Beatty from the school of Veterinary and Life Sciences at Murdoch University in WA. with a goldfish caught in the river. Photo: associate professor David Morgan, Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research, Murdoch University.
The one that didn't get away: Dr Stephen Beatty from the school of Veterinary and Life Sciences at Murdoch University in WA. with a goldfish caught in the river. Photo: associate professor David Morgan, Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research, Murdoch University.

Some people flush their unwanted pet goldfish down the toilet.

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Julia Driscoll

Julia Driscoll

Journalist

Julia Driscoll has worked as a journalist for the Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Times for seven years. She values the deep connection with community that being a rural and regional journalist brings. Career highlights have involved environmental stories - bringing the plight of the little known endangered Manning River helmeted turtle to the attention of the public, resulting in wide-spread knowledge in the community and conservation action; and breaking the news of the Manning River ceasing to run for the first time in recorded history.

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