A search is underway in southern New South Wales to find a potentially extinct species of perch.
A search is underway in southern New South Wales waterways to find a potentially extinct species of fish last recorded in the wild 20 years ago.Scientists will use advanced technology to DNA test waters in their search for the fishLurking beneath the waters of the Shoalhaven River is a small, silvery grey perch that has been part of the area for thousands of years.
"I value it because it's part of the rivers I grew up around," NSW Department of Primary Industries Fisheries manager Erin Lake said. "It's a species that's part of the culture; it was a significant species for thousands of years to Aboriginal people and people as recently as 1998 when it was last recorded.
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