Painting Flows – A Cultural Mural of the Lower Murray River
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Luciana, Chris, George, Brenton and Qifeng •
September 20, 2023
Painting Flows - A Cultural Mural of the Lower Murray River Banner image: Artists Daniel Giles and Chloe Shorrock with their finished mural. Two talented First Nations artists have transformed the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation building in Berri, turning a bare wall into a spectacular mural. The beautiful piece tells the story of [...]
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, [...]
Electrofishing: What is it and how does it work?
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FLOW-MER •
March 14, 2023
Electrofishing: What is it and how does it work? Authors: Luciana Bucater, Chris Bice, George Giatas, Brenton Zampatti, Qifeng Ye Throughout the world, electrofishing is commonly used by fisheries researchers to capture freshwater fish. The technique can help in answering questions such as, what is the distribution of different fish species? How many are there? [...]
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 [...]
Lower Murray River Project Updates – April 2021
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FLOW-MER •
May 11, 2021
Lower Murray River Project Updates - April 2021 Written by PIRSA-SARDI Image: Sampling near Blanchetown. All photos supplied by SARDI. The Lower Murray field season goes from spring to autumn. Most field teams have their work wrapped up now, and are cleaning and maintaining the used gear. Trips yet to be completed for the 2020-21 [...]
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