‘Serious concerns’: national assessment reveals rivers flowing into the Great Barrier Reef are getting more polluted
A new study of water quality in Australian rivers reveals surprising changes since the turn of the century: good for the ...
The world's second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia's longest river—we're bringing it back
Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers in the Australian Alps all the way down to ...
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Sinister haul pulled from major Aussie river: '120,000 and counting'
"They are the most abundant, large freshwater fish in southeast Australia and are the most common fish now found in the Murray-Darling Basin in NSW ... changes to the river and lake environments ...
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Australia's waterbird populations almost halved in just one year, survey finds
Large-scale flooding across the Murray-Darling and Lake Eyre Basin in 2022 and 2023 rejuvenated ... waterbirds but the native fish species and river red gums and black box [trees] — they all ...
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Murray–Darling Basin: Geographic information
Figure R1 The Murray–Darling Basin region within Australia The Murray–Darling Basin region is a complex, interconnected river system rather than a series of separate catchments; however, its diverse ...
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Murray–Darling Basin: Geographic information
The Murray–Darling Basin region is defined by the catchment areas of the Murray and Darling rivers and their many tributaries. The region covers 75% of New South Wales, more than 50% of Victoria, ...
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Ghost fish rises from the grave
A FARM dam in central Victoria is playing a leading role in the restoration of a critically endangered fish. Considered a ...