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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.

Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) Chief Executive Phillip Glyde listened to community views about the management of Menindee Lakes and the recent fish deaths during a visit to Menindee in western New South Wales.

Speech by MDBA's CEO Phillip Glyde delivered to 2018 Cotton Australia Conference, Gold Coast, 9 August.

Joint media release published with CSU.

Improving the outlook for threatened and recreational fish are key outcomes sought from the MDBA’s Basin-wide Environmental Watering Strategy.

Murray cod, trout cod and Macquarie perch populations in the Basin are all improving from increased flows and better habitats.

The purpose of the Aboriginal Waterways Assessment (AWA) program was to develop a tool that consistently measures and prioritises river and wetland health so that Traditional Owners can more effectively participate in water planning and management in the Basin.

This report summarises some of the results of the bank erosion monitoring program on the River Murray between 2009 and 2016. It focuses on areas that are being impacted by high boating activity, in particular the reach south of Corowa to the Ovens Junction.

The most impressive Murray cod breeding in 20 years is under way in the Lower Darling River as a result of environmental watering.

The second annual survey of fish populations across all catchments of the Murray–Darling Basin shows early signs of improvement, with four more species of fish caught during the 2015-16 survey than in 2014-15.