This report provides an assessment of the relative abundance and composition of beach infauna across the site of a proposed temporary saline water discharge approximately 80 km south of the Murray River mouth, South Australia....
With severely reduced water flows in the Murray River over the last 5 years, freshwater flow from the Lower Lakes to the Murray estuary and Coorong lagoons has been negligible. As a consequence, water in the South Lagoon of the Coorong is, depending on season, four to six times a...
This report assesses the performance of the Lakes and Coorong Fishery against the performance indicators (PI) prescribed in the Management Plan for the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery (Sloan 2005). All data considered are fishery-dependent and, where available, estimat...
SARDI Aquatic Science’s strategic research programs conduct research to underpin the ongoing sustainable economic and ecological development of South Australia’s fisheries and aquaculture industries, and to protect and develop the State’s aquatic resources. SARDI Aquatic Science’...
The Finniss River, Currency Creek and Tookayerta Creek drain the eastern slopes of the southern Mt Lofty Ranges, one of the wettest and agriculturally productive areas in South Australia. The catchment and watercourses have been highly modified due to water resource development a...
Extended drought in the Murray-Darling Basin has resulted in low inflows into South Australia in recent years, which has inturn resulted in flows over Lock and Weir 1 being insufficient to maintain pool level downstream of the aforementioned structure. Therefore, shallow floodpla...
This report provides a description of the findings of the River Murray Fish Habitat project. This project aimed to identify priority areas of the South Australian River Murray main channel based on an assessment of fish habitat. An inventory of the different in-water and riparian...
As part of an ongoing initiative to ensure the sustainability of the State’s marine resources, the South Australian Government instigated new management arrangements for charter boat operators. From the 30th July 2005 all charter operators were required to be licensed, and on the...
Recent developments in Natural Resource Management (NRM) in South Australia have seen the formation of a central NRM Council and regional NRM boards to oversee the implementation of the newly created State NRM Plan....
Recent developments in Natural Resource Management (NRM) in South Australia have seen the formation of a central NRM Council and regional NRM Boards to oversee the implementation of the newly created State NRM Plan....