Baumgartner et Impacts of Research on irrigation pump impacts Peer reviewed, MDB Background/contextual information. 2-B1 al, 2011 irrigation pumps on riverine fish (over a two year period reproducible (Namoi) Relatively recent but not specifically (Adequate) in the Namoi River). evolving science focused on fish EWR requirements. Barriers to fish Project to assess barriers to fish Grey literature, MDB Supplementary information. Relatively NSW DPI, 2006 3-B1 passage passage in the Namoi catchment reproducible (Namoi) recent (date of publication less than 10 (Borderline) (funded by Namoi Catchment evolving science years ago) and potentially relevant to Management Authority). Includes EWR requirements and habitat mapping details on freshwater finfish species for the system. present in the catchment. Key Fish Habitat NSW DPI key fish habitats mapped in Grey literature, Supplementary information – includes NSW DPI, 2012a 3-B1 mapping the Namoi region, including Chaffey reproducible Peel primary data directly relevant to (Borderline) Dam reservoir, Peel River upstream of evolving science determination of flow requirements. Chaffey Dam and upstream tributaries Confined to specific locations. and Peel River downstream of the dam. Integrated Monitoring program managed by NSW Grey literature, Supplementary information. Relatively NSW DPI, 2012b 3-B1 Monitoring of Office of Water (NOW). Includes reproducible Peel recent work including primary data (less (Borderline) Environmental assessment of environmental flow evolving science than 10 years since publication) and Flows (IMEF) rules developed for the Regulated Peel ecology-flow focus. Confined to a specific program River (focus on aquatic location (regulated Peel River). macroinvertebrates and benthic periphyton) and project to assess impacts of environmental flows on larval fish in regulated rivers (Gwydir and Namoi catchments). Namoi wetland Wetland assessment and prioritisation Grey literature, MDB-Namoi Background/contextual information. Eco-logical 3-B1 assessment and project within the Namoi catchment. reproducible Relatively recent (less than 10 years since Australia, 2008 (Borderline) prioritisation Prioritisation process includes evolving science publication) but does not include new presence of threatened species and project
Impacts of irrigation pumps Research on irrigation pump impacts on riverine fish (over a two year period in the Namoi River). Peer reviewed, reproducible evolving science MDB (Namoi) Background/contextual information. Relatively recent but not specifically focused on fish EWR requirements. Baumgartner et al, 2011 2-B1 (Adequate) Barriers to fish passage Project to assess barriers to fish passage in the Namoi catchment (funded by Namoi Catchment Management Authority). Includes details on freshwater finfish species present in the catchment. Grey literature, reproducible evolving science MDB (Namoi) Supplementary information. Relatively recent (date of publication less than 10 years ago) and potentially relevant to EWR requirements and habitat mapping for the system. NSW DPI, 2006 3-B1 (Borderline) Key Fish Habitat mapping NSW DPI key fish habitats mapped in the Namoi region, including Chaffey Dam reservoir, Peel River upstream of Chaffey Dam and upstream tributaries and Peel River downstream of the dam. Grey literature, reproducible evolving science Peel Supplementary information – includes primary data directly relevant to determination of flow requirements. Confined to specific locations. NSW DPI, 2012a 3-B1 (Borderline) Integrated Monitoring of Environmental Flows (IMEF) program Monitoring program managed by NSW Office of Water (NOW). Includes assessment of environmental flow rules developed for the Regulated Peel River (focus on aquatic macroinvertebrates and benthic periphyton) and project to assess impacts of environmental flows on larval fish in regulated rivers (Gwydir and Namoi catchments). Grey literature, reproducible evolving science Peel Supplementary information. Relatively recent work including primary data (less than 10 years since publication) and ecology-flow focus. Confined to a specific location (regulated Peel River). NSW DPI, 2012b 3-B1 (Borderline) Namoi wetland assessment and prioritisation project Wetland assessment and prioritisation project within the Namoi catchment. Prioritisation process includes presence of threatened species and Grey literature, reproducible evolving science MDB-Namoi Background/contextual information. Relatively recent (less than 10 years since publication) but does not include new Eco-logical Australia, 2008 3-B1 (Borderline)
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