Summer in South Australia's Riverland is synonymous with catching yabbies, but this year commercial fisherman Garry Warrick may have the waterways to himself. "At the moment it's up and down a bit with the cooler weather — so we're probably getting 40 to 50 kilograms a day," Mr Warrick said. Mr Warrick said he expected yabby numbers to increase once …
Commercial fishermen and fish fertiliser suppliers are struggling to keep up with a demand for carp as people spend more time gardening and growing their own food during the pandemic. Key points: Carp accounts for 90 per cent of fish biomass in some areas of the Murray-Darling Basin A carp trap on the River Murray in Blanchetown removes an average …