Fish movement in the Lindsay and Mulcra Island anabranch systems - 2016
| Catchment Management Authority |
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| Habitat type | river |
| Keyword | Carp fish Freshwater Catfish Golden Perch Murray Cod radio tracking |
| Program | The Living Murray |
| System component | fish |
| Theme | Environmental Water |
| Objective | To monitor the movements of fish between the Murray River and anabranch systems in response to flows and the operation of floodplain structures over the coming years. The study specifically aims to add to our understanding of migration cues and habitat use by both native and exotic fish species, and provide managers with a set of ‘sentinel fish’ which can be monitored following floodplain infrastructure construction and operation. This progress report provides an update of the program following the second year of the study. This includes reporting of the number of tagged fish and fish detections in the system as well as a discussion of the impact of the newly constructed regulator and fishway on fish movement. |
| Location | Mullaroo Creek, Lindsay Island, |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Start | 2014 |
| Finish | 2016 |
| Project Lead | Zeb Tonkin, Arthur Rylah Institute, DELWP for MCMA |
| Funder | MDBA, CMA - Mallee |
| Outputs | survey, report |
| Publication Outputs | report |
| Publications |
Fish movement in the Lindsay and Mulcra Island anabranch systems - 2016 |
