restored flow components Does environmental flow 242 Yes Not relevant Relevant from Possible to do Possible to Important management used for Murray species’ for Murray cod test in question for cod and other native species viewpoint in Moorabool NCCMA result in higher survival? And Buffalo/Ovens and rivers abundance /distribution (Q7) Does environmental flow 235 Yes Supports Interested in Not relevant Not relevant Possible to management improve the this this question test question spatial distribution of question in Barwon and diadromous fish in coastal (Galaxiids) Gellibrand rivers? (Q2) Can increasing winter 222 Yes MW mildly Only relevant Can be tested Less relevant baseflows improve survival of interested if it relates to in Moorabool unless juvenile fish / improve small bodied tracking recruitment? (Q9) species individuals Does environmental flow 201 Low Not relevant Not relevant, management enhance priority FV to survival and movement of a investigate stocked diadromous fish? (Q4) Does environmental flow 197 Low Very relevant Some management enhance priority significant survival and movement of a technical and stocked freshwater fish? (Q5) operational difficulties Does environmental flow 185 Out of See above. Only relevant management enhance scope during flooding dispersal of fish/juvenile fish? (Q10) Does environmental flow 111 Answered Very relevant Only if funding Some management increase the by Q2 is available relevance but abundance and distribution of and Q7. could be native fish? (Annual surveys targeted to as per VEFMAP Stage 1-5) reaches (Q8) Can the hydraulic cues (e.g. Not Too Very Very water velocity) that influence scored complex interested interested - key fish life-history processes for 4-year in this applies to (e.g. spawning, dispersal) be timeframe question
restored flow components Does environmental flow management used for Murray cod and other native species result in higher survival? And abundance /distribution (Q7) 242 Yes Not relevant Relevant from species’ viewpoint Possible to do for Murray cod in Buffalo/Ovens Possible to test in Moorabool and rivers Important question for NCCMA Does environmental flow management improve the spatial distribution of diadromous fish in coastal rivers? (Q2) 235 Yes Supports this question (Galaxiids) Interested in this question Not relevant Not relevant Possible to test question in Barwon and Gellibrand Can increasing winter baseflows improve survival of juvenile fish / improve recruitment? (Q9) 222 Yes MW mildly interested Only relevant if it relates to small bodied species Can be tested in Moorabool Less relevant unless tracking individuals Does environmental flow management enhance survival and movement of a stocked diadromous fish? (Q4) 201 Low priority Not relevant Not relevant, FV to investigate Does environmental flow management enhance survival and movement of a stocked freshwater fish? (Q5) 197 Low priority Very relevant Some significant technical and operational difficulties Does environmental flow management enhance dispersal of fish/juvenile fish? (Q10) 185 Out of scope See above. Only relevant during flooding Does environmental flow management increase the abundance and distribution of native fish? (Annual surveys as per VEFMAP Stage 1-5) (Q8) 111 Answered by Q2 and Q7. Very relevant Only if funding is available Some relevance but could be targeted to reaches Can the hydraulic cues (e.g. water velocity) that influence key fish life-history processes (e.g. spawning, dispersal) be Not scored Too complex for 4-year timeframe Very interested in this question Very interested - applies to
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