Have your say on the Native Fish Management Recovery Strategy – Draft Framework
The Minister for Water Resources, the Hon. David Littleproud MP, has committed $5 million for the development…
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Floodplain specialist fish forum: Bringing back ‘The Magnificent Six’
The Tri-State Murray NRM Regional Alliance is developing a proposal to recover six threatened floodplain specialist fish…
Deniliquin Lagoons Community Restoration Project – Bringing Back Wetland Warriors
The Deniliquin Lagoons project is a community partnership project that has rehabilitated a series of lagoons running through…
The reports are in!
Progress and outcomes of environmental watering in the Murray-Basin Plan
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) are seeing a marked improvement in the overall health of the Basin…
River Blackfish back in the King River habitat
Victoria’s King River is seeing the return of many fish species, including River Blackfish and Murray Cod,…
Water for the environment catchment updates available in the Northern Murray-Darling Basin
The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office have put together these informative catchment updates covering water for the environment…
Macquarie Perch Recovery Plan Released
The first national recovery plan for the Macquarie Perch (Macquaria australasica) has now been released. The plan…
120,000 Golden perch and silver perch released into Wallpolla Horseshoe Lagoon
Mallee Catchment Management Authority (CMA) have been working alongside the Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA), traditional owners, and…
The Murray Hardyhead returns to Western NSW
The Murray Hardyhead is a small fish that has been considered extinct in NSW for more than…
An unregulated Ovens River is fish-full of wonder
Victoria’s Ovens River is one of two significant rivers in the Murray-Darling Basin that remains unregulated, as…
Good flows mean more fish…
Flows and Fish Water and fish go together, but in recent years we have gained a better…
Weeding out a big problem: pump screens save fish while reducing choking weeds
The North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) wants to hear from irrigators about the impacts of both…
The smooth newt: another freshwater invasive species for Australia
Smooth newt found in Melbourne: Six years ago, a single smooth newt was found in a pool…
Rec fishers use their licence fees to protect and create habitat for fish
Renae Ayres shares some great work she is doing with Victorian recreational fishers who are directing their…
From bar fridges to the Lake Burrendong Fishing Classic! Anglers getting active for native fish
Matt Hansen’s youthful face grins out of the photograph – he is crouched next to a…