EXPERT REACTION: Government plan to prevent fish kills
The Australian Federal Water Minister, The Hon David Littleproud, has today announced the release of the Native fish emergency response plan for the 2019–20 summer to help protect native fish populations from mass fish kills. Below Australian experts comment on the plan.
Organisation/s: The Australian National University, Southern Cross University, The University of Melbourne, Griffith University
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Joint statement from Professor Lesley Head from University of Melbourne and Professor Sue Jackson, Griffith University
Professor Michael Stewardson, head of Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources in the Department of Infrastructure Engineering at the University of Melbourne