The Huon Story Edn 13 - Flipbook - Page 7
Th re e ye a r ol d j u v e n i l e b e i ng
re l e a se d i n M a y 20 21
Un d e r w a t e r in t an k
25 ye ars o l d and “ N o spr i ng
chi cke n. ” One o f he r cl aws has
be e n dam ag e d i n t he past , po ss i bl y fro m an e nco unt e r wi t h he r
o wn ki nd. They’r e so l i t ar y and
t e r r i t o r i al cr e at u r e s and m any
o f t he i r i nt e ract i o ns, e spe ci al l y
du r i ng m at i ng , ar e ag g r e ssi ve .
S he has be e n se t up i n a l arg e
t ank , a l e g acy o f t he pr e -Huo n
days whe n t he si t e was a sm al l
fl o w -t hro u g h hat che r y, whi ch
i ncl u de s po l ypi pe fo r he r t o
hi de and l o g s t o pro vi de bo t h
fo o d and she l t e r whi l e she ’s i n
t he i r car e .
she wi l l pl ay an i ncr e di bl y
i m po r t ant par t o f e ns u r i ng t he
sur vi val o f he r s pe ci e s .
a s u r vi vor of a l ong- a go c a r
t r i p, pe r ha p s i ns i d e a he s si a n
s ack .
But how did she get
there?
We l e ave he r hi d i ng i n a l e n gth
o f po l yp i p e , hop i ng tha t we ’l l
be abl e to ke e p he r.
To dd’s t he o r y i s t hat i n e ar l i e r
t i m e s whe n a bag l i m i t o f 12
pe r day was l e g al , s o m e o ne
t r i e d t o po pu l at e S o u t he r n r i v e rs wi t h j u ve ni l e s co l l e ct e d fro m
t he N o r t h. S o s he m ay we l l be
Todd’s final comment says it
all about the significance of
finding Ms Astacopsis gouldi
- This has been the best day
of work in years!
Tod d Wa lsh w it h fe m ale gou ldi at
L on n a va le O c t obe r 2022
Ot he r t han m o ni t o r i ng wat e r
t e m pe rat u r e , she has be e n a
l o w -m ai nt e nance r e si de nt fo r
hat che r y st af f, m ai nl y e at i ng
wo o d fro m t he l o g s wi t h t he o ccas i o nal wo r m as a t r e at .
He r e g g s ar e du e t o hat ch
aro u nd e ar l y J anu ar y and, i f
Hu o n i s g rant e d a pe r m i t t o
ke e p he r and g ro w he r yo ung ,
THE HUON STORY
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