00:02A new home, so far undiscovered by predators.
00:06Three years ago, 180 Swan Galaxias, a native Tasmanian fish at imminent risk of extinction,
00:13were moved to remote waterways in the state's northeast.
00:18They're a species that is split from its most closest living ancestors five million years ago,
00:22so it's a very interesting fish to understand how Tasmania has evolved over the last, you know, millions of years.
00:27The translocation project was carried out by NRM South, Tasmania's Inland Fisheries Service and the CSIRO.
00:36It's already had positive results.
00:39What we've found is substantial breeding, which has been fantastic.
00:43The Swan Galaxia's main predator, the trout, was brought to Australia with colonisation.
00:48It's highly invasive and difficult to remove, today occupying most of Tasmania's waterways.
00:54Which makes it a little bit difficult if you're a little native species swimming around.
01:00Rob Freeman's employer manages inland fisheries, including stocking rivers with trout, for the popular pastime of fishing.
01:07He himself was an avid fly fisher.
01:10We have to be very mindful that we have a substantial trout fishery that contributes to social wellbeing and economy.
01:18But we also have to wear that other hat of conservation as well.
01:23The project has managed to address a need to protect native species without affecting the popular pastime of trout fishing.
01:31It's a difficult line to walk and conservationists say there's more work to do.
01:35What we really need is a strategy that identifies the threats and puts actions in place to really tackle them.
01:42NRM South says it's seeking more funding to continue the Swan Galaxia translocation project.
