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Over 170 delegates from around the Murray–Darling Basin were welcomed to the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) Native Fish Forum in September 2009.

The 'demonstration reach' concept is a model with which to implement a holistic approach to native fish recovery in the Murray–Darling Basin's river systems.

Following the adoption of Schedule E by the Council for operationalising, monitoring and reporting on Cap implementation, this audit was conducted in line with the requirements of Clause 15 of the Schedule. At 4133 GL, diversion from rivers in the Murray–Darling Basin was the lowest since 1957 reflecting continuing severe drought conditions throughout most of the Basin.

Modern fisheries management is moving towards an ecosystem approach.

The then Murray–Darling Basin Commission (MDBC), now Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is funding the construction of 14 new fishways on the Murray River under the 'Sea to Hume Dam' fishway program.

The reporting period 2006–2007 marks four years since the Native Fish Strategy (NFS) was approved by the Murray–Darling Basin Ministerial Council in May 2003.

Passive acoustics can identify the unique sounds made by fish species.

New fishways that restore longitudinal connectivity along the Murray River will be a major outcome of the Murray–Darling Basin Commission's The Living Murray environmental works and measures program.

The Barmah-Millewa (B-M) Forest is a highly significant wetland on the Murray River, whose natural hydrology and consequently complex ecosystems have been significantly affected by the river’s now highly regulated flow regime.

Australia is one of the driest continents on earth. As such, many thousands of weirs and floodplain levee banks, dams and intra- and inter-basin water transfers schemes have been constructed.