Flow-MER Fish Larvae

Fish larvae counts from light traps and drift nets collected as part of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office's (CEWO) Flow-MER program in the Murray-Darling Basin.\r\n\r\nSpawning of both native and introduced species was measured by collecting eggs and fish larvae using drift nets and light traps during the known spawning period at five Selected Areas (Edward/Kolety–Wakool River System, Goulburn River, Lachlan River System, Lower Murray River, Murrumbidgee River).\r\n\r\nBongo tow nets, rather than drift nets, were used to sample pelagic fish in the Lower Murray River due to very slow flow velocities.\r\n\r\nThe CEWO’s Flow-MER program examines the contribution of Commonwealth environmental water to the environmental objectives of the Basin Plan 2012 (Basin Plan) and is assisting the CEWO to demonstrate environmental outcomes and adaptively manage the water holdings. For more information and reporting using these data see https://www.dcceew.gov.au/water/cewo/monitoring/mer-program.\r\n\r\nThis Flow-MER data set includes and extends the long-term data collected at the same sites during the Long Term Intervention Monitoring (LTIM) project (2014-2019).\r\n\r\n###Acknowledgement\r\n\r\nThe Commonwealth Environmental Water Office and Flow-MER program acknowledge the First Nations peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands, waterways and skies of the Murray-Darling Basin. We respect their continuing connection to culture and Country, and we thank them for their knowledge and science and the values reflected in these data.\r\n\r\n###Citation\r\n\r\nCEWO (2024) Fish Fish Larvae. Flow-MER Program. Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Sourced on from https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/flow-mer-fish-larvae on [date-sourced].

作为英联邦环境水办公室（Commonwealth Environmental Water Office，CEWO）在墨累-达令盆地开展的Flow-MER项目的一部分，通过光诱捕器和流网收集的鱼类幼体计数数据。

在已知产卵期内，通过流网和光诱捕器在五个选定区域（Selected Areas）收集鱼卵和幼体，以测定本地物种和引入物种的产卵情况。这五个区域包括爱德华/科莱蒂-瓦库尔河系、古尔本河、拉克兰河系、墨累河下游及马兰比吉河。

由于墨累河下游流速极慢，研究采用邦戈拖网（Bongo tow nets）而非流网对中上层鱼类进行采样。

CEWO的Flow-MER项目旨在评估英联邦环境水对《2012年盆地计划》（Basin Plan 2012）环境目标的贡献，并协助CEWO展示环境成果及适应性管理水资源。如需获取更多使用该数据的信息和报告，请访问https://www.dcceew.gov.au/water/cewo/monitoring/mer-program。

本Flow-MER数据集包含并扩展了2014-2019年长期干预监测项目（Long Term Intervention Monitoring，LTIM）在相同站点收集的长期数据。

###致谢

英联邦环境水办公室及Flow-MER项目认可原住民（First Nations peoples）是墨累-达令盆地土地、水道及天空的传统所有者与守护者。我们尊重他们与文化及故土（Country）的持续联系，并感谢他们提供的知识、科学洞见以及这些数据中所体现的价值。

###引用

CEWO (2024) 鱼类幼体（Fish Larvae）。Flow-MER项目。英联邦环境水办公室，澳大利亚政府气候变化、能源、环境和水利部。数据来源：https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/flow-mer-fish-larvae，获取日期：[date-sourced]。