Native Fish Forum 2023

The following videos comprise short interviews with each presenter at the Forum, or a summarised version of their talk, with the option to view each presentation in full.

The status of native fish in the Murray-Darling Basin

Stuart Little provides a summary of the good and not so good news about native fish in the rivers of the Basin.

Native fish recovery efforts do work

Ivor Stuart talks about where we are seeing fish recovery actions at work, why they are working, and what else needs to be done.

Fishes of the Murray-Darling Basin

Fish ecologist Mark Lintermans talks about threatened fish and the release of his fully revised book.

Protecting and restoring populations of threatened native fish

Nick Whiterod talks about the efforts to recover some of the most threatened fish in the Murray–Darling Basin.

Lower Darling-Baaka Recovery Reach

Recovery Reach Coordinator Iain Ellis talks about efforts to recover native fish in the Lower Darling-Baaka.

Indigenous fish traps and the Baaka

Sarah Martin and Badger Bates explore fish traps in the Baaka (Darling River) channel, both stone and wooden/earthen bank structures.

Upper Murrumbidgee Recovery Reach

Recovery Reach Coordinator Antia Brademann explains how partnerships have powered efforts to recover native fish in the upper Murrumbidgee River.

#BringBackTheMacca

NSW DPI’s Erin Lake dives into efforts to recover native populations of Macquarie perch.

Mid-Murray Floodplain Recovery Reach

Recovery Reach Coordinator Peter Rose talks about projects in the Mid-Murray floodplains to recover native fish, especially the small wetland species of the region.

Reintroduction of native fish to wetlands

Darren Willis speaks about projects that his South Australian Wetlands Team is currently engaged in.

Upper Condamine Recovery Reach

Recovery Reach Coordinator Ren Holz tells us about efforts to recover the River blackfish in the Upper Condamine Recovery Reach.

Environmental Watering to Support Fish Populations

Francis Horacek explains how water for the environment is being utilised in support of native fish recovery.

Panel on fish recovery efforts

A selection of State fisheries managers tell us about efforts to recover native fish in their patch, and how we can do more by working together.

What's next for the Native Fish Recovery Strategy?

Stuart Little explains the cumulative benefits of the Recovery Reach approach, why we need more, and how you might get one started.
Note: this is the full presentation.