Southern pygmy perch Establish additional populations in the Lower Only if (Nannoperca australis) Lakes additional populations are established Trout cod (Maccullochella For the connected population of the Yes macquariensis) Murrumbidgee–Murray–Edwards, continue downstream expansion. Two-spined blackfish (Gadopsis Establish additional populations (no specific Yes bispinosus) locations identified) Yarra pygmy perch Expand the range of current populations Yes (Nannoperca obscura) including the Lower Lakes/Coorong region Important Basin environmental assets for native fish in the Lower Murray / C’th of other refuge Environmental asset for site of period movement Biodiversity diversity corridors species watering? Key Dry Site Threatened Significance Key hydrodynamic drought High In-scope * * * * * Yes Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth * * Yes Swamps on the lower Murray channel, between Wellington and Mannum (swamp geomorphic region * * Yes Kerang lakes Yes * * Katarapko anabranch Yes * * Pike anabranch Yes Lower River Murray main channel * * * * * (from Darling junction downstream) Yes Murray main channel (from Hume * * * * * * dam to Darling junction) Yes * * * * * * Chowilla anabranch Yes * * * * * * Lindsay–Wallpolla–Mularoo Creek Yes * * * * * * Lower Darling main channel Yes * * Darling anabranch Yes * * Hattah Lakes
Southern pygmy perch (Nannoperca australis) Establish additional populations in the Lower Lakes Only if additional populations are established Trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis) For the connected population of the Murrumbidgee–Murray–Edwards, continue downstream expansion. Yes Two-spined blackfish (Gadopsis bispinosus) Establish additional populations (no specific locations identified) Yes Yarra pygmy perch (Nannoperca obscura) Expand the range of current populations including the Lower Lakes/Coorong region Yes Important Basin environmental assets for native fish in the Lower Murray Environmental asset Key movement corridors High Biodiversity Site of other Significance Key site of hydrodynamic diversity Threatened species Dry period / drought refuge In-scope for C’th watering? Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth * * * * * Yes Swamps on the lower Murray channel, between Wellington and Mannum (swamp geomorphic region * * Yes Kerang lakes * * Yes Katarapko anabranch * * Yes Pike anabranch * * Yes Lower River Murray main channel (from Darling junction downstream) * * * * * Yes Murray main channel (from Hume dam to Darling junction) * * * * * * Yes Chowilla anabranch * * * * * * Yes Lindsay–Wallpolla–Mularoo Creek * * * * * * Yes Lower Darling main channel * * * * * * Yes Darling anabranch * * Yes Hattah Lakes * * Yes
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