Hicks, Brendan J.Brijs, JeroenBell, Dudley G.Powrie, Warrick2024-08-082024-08-082008-07-14https://hdl.handle.net/10289/16759A previous fish community survey carried out in the Whangamarino Wetland system recorded 18 different fish species by netting, electrofishing, and interviews with local eel fishermen and reports from Acclimatisation Society staff (Strickland, 1980). Strickland reported that the most widespread and common species in the wetland were shortfinned eels, mosquitofish, goldfish and catfish. In August 2007 and March 2008, the Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology Research (CBER) were contracted to carry out an electric fishing survey of the fish community in the Whangamarino Wetland and its tributaries. Boat and backpack electrofishing caught a diverse range of native and introduced fish. A total of 1,491 fish comprising 8 native fish species and 5 introduced fish species were caught in a total fished area of 26,600 m2 or 2.66 ha from a total of 34 sites. Koi carp, shortfinned eels, goldfish and common smelt were the most widespread fish species throughout the wetland system. Fish distribution, density and biomass varied between sites throughout the Whangamarino Wetland as well as between the two different time periods (August 2007 and March 2008). Mean densities and biomasses of fish species at most sites increased substantially in March 2008 compared to August 2007.enReport