We were lucky enough to be invited by the South Gippsland Landcare Network and Ecocentric Environmental Consulting to undertake a survey for spiny and burrowing crayfish in Turton's Creek. We used a range of survey methods for spiny crayfish including dip-netting, bait-reaps...
While undertaking targeted surveys for Dwarf Galaxias, Australian Grayling and Flatback Mangrove Goby, as part of a large project near Western Port, we stumbled across a new population of Western Carp Gudgeon (Hypseleotris klunzingeri) in a private farm...
We had a great week out in June mapping discharge mixing zones at six wastewater treatment plants. Mapping was undertaken using a mix of on foot (i.e. water meter with GPS and data logger) and drone boat (Platypus Lutra). The first image is a map of nitrite (NO2) discharging to...
Aquatica is excited to announce a new partnership with Pittsburgh-based aquatic robotics company Platypus. The partnership brings their autonomous robotic boat platforms to Australia for undertaking cost-effective bathymetry and water quality surveys in inland and coastal waterways. Bathymetry Fast and accurate mapping of the bottom of any inland or...
We caught some more Dwarf Galaxias today, including this colourful male.As is so often the case in the modified environment most Dwarfies now live in, these guys were in a road-side drain. IN saying that, most of their habitat needs were met with dense aquatic vegetation, decent water quality,...
