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Laying the foundations for fish recovery: T he first 10 years of the N ative F ish S trategy for the M urray‐ D arling B asin, A ustralia
Author(s) -
Koehn John D.,
Lintermans Mark,
Copeland Craig
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ecological management and restoration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1442-8903
pISSN - 1442-7001
DOI - 10.1111/emr.12090
Subject(s) - fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , settlement (finance) , zoology , geography , biology , business , finance , payment
The N ative F ish S trategy aimed to return fish populations in A ustralia's largest (1 million square kilometre) river basin from an estimated 10 to 60% of pre‐ E uropean settlement levels after 50 years of implementation. While funding for implementation of this programme has now ceased (despite native fish remaining in a poor state), the achievements of the S trategy's first 10 years provide a solid basis for implementing the work necessary to rehabilitate native fish populations in the future.