Desert Fishing Lessons: Adventures in Australia's Rivers

Author: Adam Kerezsy

Format: Paperback

Published: 2011

In Desert Fishing Lessons, Adam Kerezsy takes us on a rollicking journey through our arid-zone waterways and we discover that we have much to learn from our healthy desert rivers and the ‘tough-as-nails critters’ that live in them.

For years Adam Kerezsy, an aquatic ecologist, lived next to Lake Cargelligo right in the middle of the Murray–Darling Basin where he saw first-hand the many problems that affect this mighty river system. Kerezsy presents a compelling case to preserve these rivers, and, using them as his guide, he outlines ways in which we can prevent further degradation of the Murray-Darling.

Desert Fishing Lessons also features photos of unique fish species and stunning outback landscapes.

2012 Whitley Award for Popular Zoology