THE key recommendation in the Native Fish Strategy for the Murray Darling Basin 2003-2013 – a document developed by the Murray Darling Basin Commission, (MDBC) and adopted by the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) – was the need to address the … [Read more...] about Fishing Lobby Trumps Murray Cod Recovery (The Native Fish Strategy for the Murray Darling Ten Years On: Part 3)
Open Thread
Photograph of the Black-headed gull taken in Lymington, England about a month ago. … [Read more...] about Open Thread
Undemocratic Politics Again Determines Land Use in Tasmania: An Update
A DECISION made in Cambodia this month by the United Nation’s World Heritage committee could add 172,000 hectares of forest to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Federal Minister for the Environment Tony Burke was seeking to have the deal … [Read more...] about Undemocratic Politics Again Determines Land Use in Tasmania: An Update
Causes of Honey Bee Decline
I visited Hidcote Manor Gardens in Warwickshire earlier today. They have several honey bee hives and a notice board claiming three different reasons for the decline in honey bee colonies across the UK. "The number of honey bee colonies in the UK … [Read more...] about Causes of Honey Bee Decline
The Native Fish Strategy for the Murray Darling Ten Years On (Part 2)
HUNDREDS of millions of dollars have been spent on fishways, resnagging, riparian revegetation, not to mention the billions for water buyback, all recommendations of the Native Fish Strategy for the Murray Darling Basin 2003-2013 [1]. Those who … [Read more...] about The Native Fish Strategy for the Murray Darling Ten Years On (Part 2)
The Native Fish Strategy for the Murray Darling Ten Years On (Part 1)
IT is ten years since the launch of the ‘Native Fish Strategy for the Murray Darling Basin 2003-2013’ [1]. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on the program including to re-snag the main channel of the Murray River with microchip … [Read more...] about The Native Fish Strategy for the Murray Darling Ten Years On (Part 1)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
