Gwydir fish Study to identify barriers to fish Grey literature, MDB Supplementary information. Relatively Mallen-Cooper, 3-B1 passage passage in the Gwydir catchment and reproducible (Gwydir) dated (more than 10 years since 2000 (Borderline) Gingham Watercourse. Also identifies evolving science publication) and focuses on fish a general decline in native fish movement. populations for the Gwydir over the last thirty years, with exotic species (particularly Carp and Gambusia) now dominating floodplain habitats. Suggests most native species still occur in the middle Gwydir catchment. Fish – Lower Identifies fish present on the Lower Grey literature, MDB Supplementary information. Relatively Siebentritt, 3-B1 Gwydir floodplain Gwydir floodplain. reproducible (Gwydir) dated material (more than 10 years since 1999 (Borderline) evolving science publication). Namoi Type of Geographic BASK Key words Summary of relevance to project Merit of information Reference(s) information source area(s) categorisation EWR Report MDBA technical report on Grey literature, MDB (Lower Context/background – outlines existing MDBA, 2012g 3-B1 environmental water requirements for reproducible Namoi) environmental water requirements for the (Borderline) Lower Namoi River (in-channel flows). evolving science Lower Namoi region, including knowledge Notes information on fish populations base for fish recruitment and movement. from SRA1, earlier work by CRC for Freshwater Ecology/NSW Fisheries (Thoms et al, 1999) and information on Murray Cod populations (National Murray Cod Recovery Team, 2010). Notes that ‘flow indicators described herein for the in-channel flows related to bench inundation as well as high flow elements of the flow regime primarily based on the water requirements of flood dependent
Gwydir fish passage Study to identify barriers to fish passage in the Gwydir catchment and Gingham Watercourse. Also identifies a general decline in native fish populations for the Gwydir over the last thirty years, with exotic species (particularly Carp and Gambusia) now dominating floodplain habitats. Suggests most native species still occur in the middle Gwydir catchment. Grey literature, reproducible evolving science MDB (Gwydir) Supplementary information. Relatively dated (more than 10 years since publication) and focuses on fish movement. Mallen-Cooper, 2000 3-B1 (Borderline) Fish – Lower Gwydir floodplain Identifies fish present on the Lower Gwydir floodplain. Grey literature, reproducible evolving science MDB (Gwydir) Supplementary information. Relatively dated material (more than 10 years since publication). Siebentritt, 1999 3-B1 (Borderline) Namoi Key words Summary of relevance to project Type of information source Geographic area(s) Merit of information Reference(s) BASK categorisation EWR Report MDBA technical report on environmental water requirements for Lower Namoi River (in-channel flows). Notes information on fish populations from SRA1, earlier work by CRC for Freshwater Ecology/NSW Fisheries (Thoms et al, 1999) and information on Murray Cod populations (National Murray Cod Recovery Team, 2010). Notes that ‘flow indicators described herein for the in-channel flows related to bench inundation as well as high flow elements of the flow regime primarily based on the water requirements of flood dependent Grey literature, reproducible evolving science MDB (Lower Namoi) Context/background – outlines existing environmental water requirements for the Lower Namoi region, including knowledge base for fish recruitment and movement. MDBA, 2012g 3-B1 (Borderline)
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