River and riparian habitat for fish
Contents
- Theme: River and riparian habitat for fish
- Freeing-up our rivers for native fish
- Coastal fisheries and agriculture
- A basin wide plan for native fish
- Fish habitat management challenges
- The National Carp Task Force
- Cod love snags
- The impact of landuse on fish communities
- It's a Wrap: News from around Australia
River and riparian habitat for fish
In Australia, fishing is the only high participation recreation that is entirely reliant on the extractive use of natural resources. The recreational sector of the Australian fishing industry includes more than four million people who fish at least once a year, with fish catch rates estimated at up to 54 000 tonnes annually. The Australian population is located predominantly in coastal regions, particularly around estuaries. So, too, is the majority of the recreational fishing effort. As a result, the Australian fishing industry is highly reliant on river systems, their catchments and estuaries. That's simply because the maintenance of sustainable yields of fish is highly dependent on river and riparian systems for good quality water and access to the critical habitats that our fish, and those species on which they depend, require to breed and thrive.
From the Editor
This edition of RipRap is special, as it is the first time we have worked with a community-based organisation to address a particular river and riparian management issue. RecFish Australia recently became members of the National Rivers Consortium, and we have 'pooled' our talents to produce an edition of RipRap that focuses on river and riparian habitat for fish. As a result, this edition of RipRap will be sent to 1500 members of RecFish Australia, and we hope that as a consequence, we will get some new subscribers to our mailing list. This edition is a large one, and it reflects the involvement of a number of different organisations in protecting and managing our fishery resource. RecFish Australia members have contributed many of the It's a Wrap articles, with the Fisheries R&D Corporation, Australian Conservation Foundation, Murray-Darling Basin Commission, Murray-Darling Association and researchers supplying some of the main articles in this edition. I hope you enjoy this edition and that it leads you to promoting better management of our rivers and riparian lands.
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