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Fishers in Coorong, South Australia are reporting signs of gradual recovery in parts of the iconic wetland thanks largely to the delivery of water for the environment.

Scientists have found an increase in food to support all river life was created by a recent water for the environment flow which inundated wetlands before returning to the River Murray.

This framework sets out the approach for developing the Native Fish Management and Recovery strategy, including addressing threats to native fish.

The New South Wales Natural Resource Access Regulator (NRAR) has expanded its website to include more information and e-tools to help people find what they need quickly.

More than 50 species of native fish and 11 species of introduced fish have been identified in the Basin. Native fish play an important role in the environment.

Native fish are reappearing in areas of the Murray–Darling Basin where they were believed to be locally extinct or critically endangered.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority met on 28 and 29 July 2021. All members were present, and the meeting was chaired by Sir Angus Houston.

Water accounting in the Murray–Darling Basin occurs at various scales—each accounting system has a different purpose. The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) accounts for Basin-wide water use (or take) over the long-term and monitors trends to ensure Basin state governments remain within their water use limits.

The Lower Darling was subject to tragic fish death events in December 2018 and January 2019. The large fish death events covered a 40 kilometre stretch of the Darling River, downstream of Menindee Lakes.