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The health of native fish in the Murray−Darling Basin is a vital legacy that we leave for future generations. Releasing water for the environment helps to restore native fish populations so all of us can benefit from healthy rivers.

Basin governments, community, First Nations, recreational fishers and scientists have developed the Native Fish Recovery Strategy.

Prerequisite policy measures are legislative and operational rule changes that will improve the use, management and accounting of water for the environment in the southern-connected Murray–Darling Basin. The Basin Plan outlines these measures and required them to be implemented by 1 July 2019.

Basin state governments have prepared an Emergency Response Plan for the 2019–20 summer to ensure actions are coordinated and resources available to respond quickly to address risks to fish populations.

We continue to develop and use hydrologic models to inform policy, Basin Plan compliance activities, management and operations of rivers in the Murray–Darling Basin.

In implementing the water trading rules, the Authority has identified areas that may benefit from clarification to ensure they operate in the manner that was originally intended.

The MDBA manages the works that are undertaken across the Basin through the Joint Program which is funded primarily by the Commonwealth, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia (“Original parties” to the River Murray Water Agreement 1914).

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority's Chief Executive, Phillip Glyde, welcomed the announcement that environmental water holders will be using water bought to benefit the environment in the coming weeks. 

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority’s (MDBA) position statement on floodplain harvesting outlines the expectations of the MDBA and how this water use occurs.

As part of ongoing monitoring, the MDBA and the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office commissioned the University of Adelaide to find out if Yarra Pygmy Perch reintroduced into the Lower Lakes after the Millennium Drought were still present in the wild.