Investigating the water requirements of the endangered Australasian bittern
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Sarah Talbot •
July 31, 2023
Investigating the water requirements of the endangered Australasian bittern By Sarah Talbot | Murrumbidgee Monitoring Evaluation and Research (MER) Program The Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) is an iconic waterbird colloquially known as the Bunyip bird, due to its deep booming, nocturnal call. Sadly, the Australasian bittern is endangered, and it is estimated that only 1,300 [...]
Field demonstration busts electrofishing myths
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Luciana Bucater •
June 14, 2023
Field demonstration busts electrofishing myths By Luciana Bucater | South Australian Reasearch and Development Institute (SARDI) On 1 March, the Lower Murray Flow-MER team held an Electrofishing Field Demonstration in Renmark. Recreational fishers in the Riverland have expressed strong interest in seeing electrofishing in action, and the demonstration aimed to raise community awareness of this [...]
What did high flows mean for the Lower Murray?
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Luciana Bucater •
March 28, 2023
What did high flows mean for the Lower Murray? By Luciana Bucater | South Australian Reasearch and Development Institute (SARDI) Three consecutive years of La Niña (also known as triple-dip event) have been responsible for heavy rainfall in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. This caused sustained high in-channel flows in 2021-22 and, in 2022-23, [...]
Bringing community, industry and agencies together
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FLOW-MER •
February 20, 2023
Bringing community, industry and agencies together Authors: Luciana Bucater, Andy Lowes and Pat Gudhka Getting out and connecting with the community is a rewarding part of the job for the Lower Murray Selected Area team. Following the reduced number of face-to-face activities over the past two years, the team took the opportunity to re-connect with [...]
Indigenous ecology in action workshop
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Luciana Bucater •
August 23, 2021
Indigenous ecology in action workshop Author: Luciana Bucater Photo credits: SARDI In an exciting addition to our Flow-MER work in the Lower Murray, a workshop was recently run by SARDI scientists, ecologists and rangers at Calperum Station called ‘Indigenous Ecology in Action’. The workshop brought indigenous students together to learn how to care for our [...]
Indigenous cadets connecting culture and science in the Murrumbidgee catchment
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FLOW-MER •
July 20, 2021
Indigenous cadets connecting culture and science in the Murrumbidgee catchment Authors: Damian Michael, Paul, Jamie Turner and Skye Wassens The Murrumbidgee catchment in southern NSW is rich in cultural heritage and supports many important assets, including ceremonial areas, burial sites, scar trees and a diverse range of artefacts. The Murrumbidgee River and associated wetlands are [...]
A boom year for waterbirds in the Murrumbidgee
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FLOW-MER •
May 25, 2021
A boom year for waterbirds in the Murrumbidgee Authors: Jennifer Spencer, Kate Brandis, Damian Michael Tens of thousands of breeding waterbirds were recorded in the Lowbidgee Floodplain this season. It has been the largest colonial waterbird breeding event in the Basin this year, both initiated and then supported by water that has been specifically set [...]
Striking Gold – Golden perch flows and spawning in the Lachlan River
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FLOW-MER •
April 27, 2021
Striking Gold Golden perch flows and spawning in the Lachlan River Author: Lachlan Research Team As good rain fell in the upper Lachlan River catchment in spring 2020, excitement grew around a potential translucent flow through downstream river bends to benefit native fish. A translucent flow occurs in a regulated river system when a portion [...]
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