Don't miss out on the headlines from Sport. Followed categories will be added to My News. Jungle perch are now regarded as fairly rare, because their natural waterways have been blocked over the ...

In 2000, there were 650,000 Nile Perch in the lake, but the number dropped to about 540,000 in a year, of which 95% was below the recommended 50cm catch size.

Scientists claim jungle perch world-first By Melissa Maddison and Suzannah Baker Posted Thu 21 Mar 2013 at 3:12am Thursday 21 Mar 2013 at 3:12am Thu 21 Mar 2013 at 3:12am ...

Jungle perch have all but disappeared from some Queensland rivers since the 1960s and now world first research will see the fish return. Skip to main content. ABC News. Just In; ...