Understanding dispersal, movement pathways and flow cues for native fish movement - River Murray and tributaries
| Catchment Management Authority |
Murray-Darling Basin scale
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| Habitat type | river |
| Keyword | acoustic telemetry acoustic tracking Basin Plan eflows environmental flow objectives environmental flows environmental water environmental water objectives fish flow flow ecology flow monitoring flow release flow requirements flow response Golden Perch MDBA migration Murray Darling Basin Silver Perch |
| Program | Basin Plan (Murray-Darling Basin Plan) |
| System component | fish |
| Theme | Environmental Water |
| Objective | To improve understanding of the movement ecology of juvenile and sub‐adult golden perch and silver perch and the effects of flows on movement of these species. In particular, how the Murray River can best act as a source of recruits for tributaries, and the role of flow as a driver of these movements. To evaluate the effectiveness of coordinated environmental water for promoting fish movement into tributaries and potentially enhance other existing flow initiatives such as spring freshes for spawning. |
| Location | mid Murray River (Torrumbarry to Yarrawonga) and northern Victorian tributaries |
| Status | In progress |
| Start | 2016 |
| Finish | 2018 |
| Project Lead | Wayne Koster, Arthur Rylah Institute, DELWP |
| Funder | Murray-Darling Basin Authority |
| Outputs | progress and annual reports |
