With increasing interest in developing Gulf of Carpentaria catchments, a new Northern Hub project is improving our understanding of how water resource development could impact the health and productivity of floodplains, coastal areas and biodiversity (including fisheries) in the Gulf.
The water that flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria along the Flinders, Gilbert and Mitchell rivers and floodplains supports diverse ecosystems and nationally significant wetlands, as well as important recreational and commercial fisheries.
Project Leader Professor Michele Burford, of the Australian Rivers Institute at Griffith University, explains that information generated through the project will help government make informed management decisions.
“In particular we need to know how changing flow in the rivers earmarked for future development will affect aquatic production, wetland and coastal ecosystems, and biodiversity within the Gulf,” Professor Burford said.
“Our study will help us better understand the downstream impacts of water resource development in the Gulf catchments and hence the tradeoffs between the environmental, fisheries,
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