Jarrod McPherson

Jarrod McPherson

Aquatic Laboratory Manager (Fisheries and Water Infrastructure), Gulbali Institute

Gulbali Institute

Biography

Jarrod is a research officer, with more than 15 years’ experience working predominantly on fish passage research within the Murray Darling and Lower Mekong Basins. Jarrod has worked extensively in Lao PDR to assist in the development of fish passage technology and to develop various techniques for assessing the performance of mainstream fish passes.

Jarrod manages the Aquatic Laboratory on the Albury-Wodonga campus.

Research
  • Fish Passage
  • PIT tagging
  • Fishways
Publications
Full publications list on CRO

Recent Publications

  • Vu, A. V., Doyle, K., Conallin, J., McPherson, J., Thomas, K., & Baumgartner, L. J. (2023). Murray crayfish rescue in Edward River.
  • Baumgartner, L. J., Boys, C., Marsden, T., McPherson, J., Ning, N., Phonekhampeng, O., Robinson, W., Singhanouvong, D., Stuart, I., & Thorncraft, G. (2022). A comparison of the effectiveness of three fishway designs for use in a large tropical river system. Abstract from Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference 2022, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.
  • Weatherman, K., Baumgartner, L. J., Robinson, W., Thorncraft, G., Pomorin, K., Ning, N., & McPherson, J. (2021). Training manual for the JEM of Mekong Mainstream Hydropower Projects: PIT tagging. Institute of Land Water and Society.
  • Baumgartner, L. J., Boys, C., Marsden, T., McPherson, J., Ning, N., Phonekhampeng, O., Robinson, W., Singhanouvong, D., Stuart, I. G., & Thorncraft, G. (2020). A cone fishway facilitates lateral migrations of tropical river-floodplain fish communities. Water, 12(2), 1-18. [513]. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12020513
  • Ning, N., McPherson, J., & Baumgartner, L. J. (2020). Research protocols for the Xayaburi Dam PIT tag retention experiments. (ILWS Report; No. 136). Institute of Land Water and Society.