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Selected Journal Papers

Accelerating environmental flow implementation to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss.
Arthington, A. H., Tickner, D., McClain, M. E., Acreman, M. C., Anderson, E. P., Babu, S., Dickens, C. WS., Horne, A. C., Kaushal, N., Monk, W. A., O'Brien, GC., Olden, J. D., Opperman, J. J., Owusu, A. G., Poff, N. L., Richter, B. D., Salinas-Rodriguez, S. A., Shamboko Mbale, B., Tharme, R. E., & Yarnell, S. M. Environmental Reviews

Assessing impacts of a notorious invader (common carp Cyprinus carpio) on Australia's aquatic ecosystems: Coupling abundance-impact relationships with a spatial biomass model.
Fanson, B. G., Hale, R., Thiem, J. D., Lyon, J. P., Koehn, J. D., Bennett, A. F., & Stuart, I.  Biological Conservation

A touch too much – interactions of various species of freshwater fish and crustacea at a simulated fish protection screen.
Bretzel, J. B., Doyle, K. E., Vu, A. V., Watts, R. J., Galbusera, C., Boys, C. A., & Baumgartner, L. J.  Ecological Engineering

Contemporary trends in the spatial extent of common riverine fish species in Australia’s Murray–Darling Basin.
Robinson, W., Koehn, J., & Lintermans, M. Fishes

Detecting changes in fish behaviour in real time to alert managers to thresholds of potential concern.
Burnett, M. J., Süssle, V., Saayman, T., Jewitt, G., O'Brien, G. C., & Downs, C. T. River Research and Applications

Environmental effects on the seasonal distribution of an estuarine species Neoarius graeffei in Northern New South Wales, Australia.
Stoot, L. J., Butler, G. L., Niella, Y., Doran, G. S., Thiem, J. D., Taylor, M. D., & Baumgartner, L. J. (2024).  Estuaries and Coasts

Evidence of fish community fragmentation in a tropical river upstream and downstream of a dam, despite the presence of a fishway.
Atminarso, D., Baumgartner, L. J., Watts, R. J., Rourke, M. L., Bond, J., & Wibowo, A. Pacific Conservation Biology

Fish passage across Southeast Asia: key informant insights into motivations and triggers for water resource planning and policymaking.
Bond, J., Pawsey, N., Conallin, J., Ning, N., & Baumgartner, L.  Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Genetic and morphological evidence of a single species of bronze featherback (Notopterus notopterus) in Sundaland.
Wibowo, A., Haryono, H., Kurniawan, K., Prakoso, V. A., Dahruddin, H., Surbani, I. L., Muslimin, B., Jaya, Y. Y. P., Sudarsono, S., Stuart, I. G., Ahnelt, H., Funge-Smith, S., Vasemägi, A., & Hubert, N.  Global Ecology and Conservation

Genetic diversity and population dynamics of wild Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) in South Africa.
Mashaphu, M. F., Downs, C. T., Burnett, M., O'Brien, G., & Willows-Munro, S.  Global Ecology and Conservation

How useful? Fish-friendly irrigation guidelines for the Lower Mekong lack definition in five key areas.
Duncan, N., Bond, J., Conallin, J., & Baumgartner, L. J. Environmental Management

Measures to safeguard and restore river connectivity.
Thieme, M., Birnie-Gauvin, K., Opperman, J. J., Franklin, P. A., Richter, H., Baumgartner, L., Ning, N., Vu, A. V., Brink, K., Sakala, M., O'Brien, G. C., Petersen, R., Tongchai, P., & Cooke, S. J.  Environmental Reviews

Modelling the response of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) to natural and managed flows using a stochastic population model.
Todd, C. R., Koehn, J. D., Stuart, I. G., Wootton, H. F., Zampatti, B. P., Thwaites, L., Conallin, A., Ye, Q., Stamation, K., & Bice, C.  Biological Invasions

PIT tagging systems are suitable for assessing cumulative impacts of Mekong River hydropower plants on (upstream) fish migrations in Lao PDR
Robinson, W., Baumgartner, L. J., Homsombath, K., Ning, N., Phommachanh, K., Phommavong, T., Poomchaivej, T., Pomorin, K., Simmanivong, D., Singhanouvong, D., & Vorasane, P. Fisheries Research

Research for development: Evidence-based hilsa management improvements in Myanmar.
Akester, M., Bladon, A., & Conallin, J.  Frontiers in Marine Science

Rock fishways: Natural designs for an engineered world.
Stuart, I. G., Marsden, T. J., Jones, M. J., Moore, M. T., & Baumgartner, L. J.  Ecological Engineering,

Sensor fish deployments at the Xayaburi hydropower plant: Measurements and simulations.
Romero-Gomez, P., Poomchaivej, T., Razdan, R., Robinson, W., Peyreder, R., Raeder, M., & Baumgartner, L. J. Water

Spatial variability in water strontium isotopes and trace metals from the Clarence River Basin, New South Wales, Australia.
Stoot, L. J., Baumgartner, L. J., Butler, G. L., Thiem, J. D., Knowles, B. M., & Doran, G. S.  Hydrobiologia,

Suitability of tropical river fishes for PIT tagging: Results for four Lower Mekong species.
Poomchaivej, T., Robinson, W., Ning, N., Baumgartner, L. J., & Huang, X.   Fisheries Research

Swinging back from the brink? Polygamous mating strategies revealed for an iconic threatened freshwater fish.
Furlan, E. M., Baumgartner, L. J., Duncan, M., Ellis, I., Gruber, B., Harrisson, K., Michie, L., Thiem, J. D., & Stuart, I.  Science of the Total Environment

Terrestrial reptiles in the diet of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Salmonidae; Walbaum, 1792).
Doyle, K., McGregor, C., Pearce, L., & Michael, D. Australian Zoologist

Variation in lifetime movements of an Ariidae species in an eastern Australian river revealed by otolith microchemistry.
Stoot, L. J., Doran, G. S., Thiem, J. D., Butler, G. L., Vu, A. V., & Baumgartner, L. J.. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Alleviating the loss: A conical fish screen installation reduces native fish entrainment at a gravity-fed water diversion.
Bretzel, J. B., Boys, C. A., Watts, R. J., Doyle, K. E., & Baumgartner, L. J. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

A protected flow breaks the drought for golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) spawning along an extensive semi-arid river system.
Thiem, J. D., Michie, L. E., Butler, G. L., Ebner, B. C., Sharpe, C. P., Stuart, I., & Townsend, A. Ecohydrology

Controlling common carp (Cyprinus carpio): Barriers, biological traits, and selective fragmentation.
Piczak, M. L., Bzonek, P. A., Pratt, T. C., Sorensen, P. W., Stuart, I. G., Theysmeyer, T., Mandrak, N. E., Midwood, J. D., & Cooke, S. J.  Biological Invasions

Co-opting small-scale fishers' knowledge with scientific data to improve understanding of fish community structures in the Lower Komati River, South Africa.
Dlamini, V., Samson, M., Curtis, C., & O'Brien, G.  Marine and Freshwater Research

Correction: Reading the biomineralized book of life: expanding otolith biogeochemical research and applications for fisheries and ecosystem-based management (Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, (2023), 33, 2, (411-449),
Reis-Santos, P., Gillanders, B. M., Sturrock, A. M., Izzo, C., Oxman, D. S., Lueders-Dumont, J. A., Hüssy, K., Tanner, S. E., Rogers, T., Doubleday, Z. A., Andrews, A. H., Trueman, C., Brophy, D., Thiem, J. D., Baumgartner, L. J., Willmes, M., Chung, M. T., Charapata, P., Johnson, R. C., ... Walther, B. D. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries,

Diadromy in a large tropical river, the Mekong: More common than assumed, with greater implications for management.
Vu, A. V., Baumgartner, L. J., Mallen-Cooper, M., Howitt, J. A., Robinson, W. A., So, N., & Cowx, I. G. Journal Of Ecohydraulics

Evaluation of a new practical low-cost method for prioritising the remediation of fish passage barriers in resource-deficient settings.
Marsden, T., Baumgartner, L. J., Duffy, D., Horta, A., & Ning, N. Ecological Engineering

Fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages reveal extensive degradation of the world's rivers.
Feio, M. J., Hughes, R. M., Serra, S. R. Q., Nichols, S. J., Kefford, B. J., Lintermans, M., Robinson, W., Odume, O. N., Callisto, M., Macedo, D. R., Harding, J. S., Yates, A. G., Monk, W., Nakamura, K., Mori, T., Sueyoshi, M., Mercado-Silva, N., Chen, K., Baek, M. J., ... Sharma, S. (2023). . Global Change Biology

Get it before it gets to my catch: misdirection traps to mitigate against socioeconomic impacts associated with crayfish invasion.
Madzivanzira, T. C., Chakandinakira, A. T., Mungenge, C. P., O'Brien, G., Dalu, T., & South, J. Management of Biological Invasions

Validating a population model for predicting freshwater fish responses to flow management. Is my model fit for purpose?
Hale, R., Yen, J. D. L., Todd, C. R., Stuart, I. G., Wootton, H. F., Thiem, J. D., Koehn, J. D., Tonkin, Z., Lyon, J. P., McCarthy, M. A., Bird, T. J., & Fanson, B. G. Ecosphere

Modern sustainable fish screens: A study on developing effective communication with water users.
Nayeem, T., Pawsey, N., Murshed, F., Baumgartner, L., Boys, C., & Rayner, T. Sustainability (Switzerland)

Reading the biomineralized book of life: Expanding otolith biogeochemical research and applications for fisheries and ecosystem-based management.
Reis-Santos, P., Gillanders, B. M., Sturrock, A. M., Izzo, C., Oxman, D. S., Lueders-Dumont, J. A., Hüssy, K., Tanner, S. E., Rogers, T., Doubleday, Z. A., Andrews, A. H., Trueman, C., Brophy, D., Thiem, J. D., Baumgartner, L. J., Willmes, M., Chung, M.-T., Charapata, P., Johnson, R. C., ... Walther, B. D. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

The future of global river health monitoring.
Kuehne, L. M., Dickens, C., Tickner, D., Messager, M. L., Olden, J. D., O’Brien, G., Lehner, B., & Eriyagama, N. PLOS Water

The lesser of two evils: The role of an instream barrier to control the distribution and invasive potential of non-native fish species in the Mooi River, South Africa.
Burnett, M. J., Hanzen, C., Whitehead, A., O'Brien, G. C., & Downs, C. T.  Marine and Freshwater Research

The status of COI and 12S rRNA DNA barcode reference libraries for freshwater fish in South Africa: Implications for future eDNA projects.
Mashaphu, M. F., O'Brien, G. C., Downs, C. T., & Willows-Munro, S.  African Zoology

Using fish swimming ability to refine criteria for fishway construction in Myanmar.
Conallin, J., Tun, N. N., Swe, A. M., Baumgartner, L. J., Lunn, Z., Mallen-Cooper, M., Marsden, T., Ning, N., Robinson, W., Senevirathna, L., & Thew, P. Fisheries Research

Water users' attitudes towards fish-protection screens: a case study from Australia's Murray-Darling (Baaka) Basin.
Nayeem, T., Pawsey, N., Baumgartner, L., Sexton, A., & Boys, C. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 30(1), 107-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2023.2180097

World heritage, hydropower, and earth’s largest freshwater fish.
Lee, D., Eschenroeder, J. C., Baumgartner, L. J., Chan, B., Chandra, S., Chea, S., Chea, S., Chhut, C., Everest, E., Hom, R., Heng, K., Lovgren, S., Ounboundisane, S., Robinson, W., Seat, L., Soth, S., & Hogan, Z. S. Water

Selected Reports

  • MOTA Findings Final Report for ACIAR: ACIAR FIS/2018/153.
    Conallin, J., Bond, J., & Pawsey, N.
  • Natal origin of golden perch in the Great Darling Anabranch. A report for the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder.
    Stuart, I., Fanson, B. G., Vu, A. V., & Thiem, J.
  • Fishway concept design: Sleng Dam, Cambodia.
    Marsden, T., Tob, C. A., Hay, S., Battey, N., Mallen-Cooper, M., Thew, P., Conallin, J., & Baumgartner, L. J.
  • Modernizing irrigation for fisheries biodiversity and ecosystem services. (Next Generation Water Management Policy Briefs; No. 5). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
    Baumgartner, L. J., Conallin, J., & Turner, C.
  • Murray crayfish rescue in Edward River.
    Vu, A. V., Doyle, K., Conallin, J., McPherson, J., Thomas, K., & Baumgartner, L. J.
  • MY01928: Translocation and monitoring Macquarie perch in Mannus Creek: Final report.
    Doyle, K., & McGregor, C.
  • Preliminary key findings of the Gunbower Creek pump screen investigations 2023.
    Bretzel, J., Doyle, K., Vu, A. V., & Baumgartner, L. J.
  • Preliminary results on ageing chinook salmon from Bullen Merri and Purrumbete lakes.
    Vu, A. V., Doyle, K., & Baumgartner, L. J.
  • Redfin larvae screen entrainment study: Research commissioned by Snowy Hydro Limited.
    Doyle, K., Stuart, I., Ning, N., Vu, A. V., Zarski, D., Thomas, K., McGregor, C., Bretzel, J., Mallen-Cooper, M., Fanson, B. G., Thew, P., Senevirathna, L., & Baumgartner, L. J.
  • Risk or reward: Hydropower impacts on supply chains in the Lower Mekong Basin. WWF-Asia Pacific.
    Fallon, A., Sawdon, J., Tien, L. T. H., & Ketelsen, T.
  • Hydropower and Fish: A Roadmap for Best Practice Management. IEA Hydro Report on Annex XIII - Hydropower and Fish. CERN Publishing
    Albayrak, I., Baumgartner, L., Boes, R., Boughaba, J., Adeva-Bustos, A., Deng, Z., Fjeldstad, H.-P., Halleraker, J. H., Harby, A., Ikedife, D., Katopodis, C., Kuriqi, A., Lahti, M., McCoskey, D., Morrice, K., Parasiewicz, P., Quaranta, E., Schleker, T., M. Silva, L. G., ... Szabo-Meszaros, M.
  • Mapping river infrastructure for improved water resource management. (Next Generation Water Management Policy Briefs; No. 6). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
    Horta, A., Turner, C., & Belbase, D.

Selected Media

Thousands of Fishing Families' Incomes Secured Thanks to Charles Sturt Program
John Conallin

The Crawford  Fund Award, NSW: Professor Lee Baumgartner

OzFish launches first ever recreational angler tagging program across Murray-Darling Basin
John Conallin

Charles Sturt University: Partnership With Murray Irrigation Pursues Environmental and Agricultural Sustainability
Lee Baumgartner

Stocky galaxias revival
Lee Baumgartner, Amina Price, Katie Doyle, Jarrod McPherson, An Vu Vi

World-first program sees endangered fish reintroduced to Lake Eucumbene
Amina Price, Lee Baumgartner, Katie Doyle, Jarrod McPherson, An Vu Vi

Researchers release critically endangered stocky galaxias back into NSW Snowy Mountains
Amina Price, Katie Doyle, Lee Baumgartner, Jarrod McPherson, An Vu Vi

World-first program repopulates and releases endangered stocky galaxias fish into natural habitat
Katie Doyle, Amina Price,  Lee Baumgartner, Jarrod McPherson, An Vu Vi

Worldfirst program saves fish population from extinction
Lee Baumgartner, Amina Price, Katie Doyle, Jarrod McPherson, An Vu Vi

Charles Sturt University team breeds critically-endangered stocky galaxias fish
Lee Baumgartner, Amina Price, Katie Doyle, Jarrod McPherson, An Vu Vi

Is it time to release carp herpes?
Ivor Stuart, John Koehn, Katie Doyle, Lee Baumgartner

Fast moving and clever thinking
Amina Price

Exploding carp numbers are 'like a house of horrors' for our rivers. Is it time to unleash carp herpes?
Ivor Stuart, John Koehn, Katie Doyle, Lee Baumgartner

Selected Fact Sheets

  • Quantifying biophysical and community impacts of improved fish passage in Lao PDR and Myanmar - Masterclass
    Aung, ZT
  • Quantifying biophysical and community impacts of improved fish passage in Lao PDR and Myanmar
    Aung, ZT
  • Poster on the Lao PDR fishway project presented at the poster session at Fish Passage 2018
    ACIAR
  • Elder knowledge of tranditional wetland management and concerns for Pak Peung wetland
    Millar, J, Robinson, W
  • Fish harvesting and use in Pak Peung wetland
    Millar, J, Robinson, W
  • Local knowledge of fish species in Pak Peung wetland
    Millar, J, Robinson, W
  • Quantifying biophysical and community impacts of improved fish passage in Laos
    Baumgartner, L
  • Improving fish passage in the Mekong and Murray-Darling basins
    Baumgartner, L,  McPherson, J, Boys, C, Singhanouvong, D, Phonekhampheng, O

Theses

Atminarso, D. (2024). The impact of Perjaya Dam on fisheries biodiversity and livelihoods in the Komering River, Indonesia. [Doctoral Thesis, Charles Sturt University]. Charles Sturt University.

Bretzel, J. B. (2024). Screening water diversions to support freshwater fish conservation in the Murray–Darling Basin. [Doctoral Thesis, Charles Sturt University]. Charles Sturt University.

Stoot, L. (2024). Movement and population connectivity of blue salmon catfish Neoarius graeffei in the Clarence River, New South Wales Australia: implications for river development. [Doctoral Thesis, Charles Sturt University]. Charles Sturt University.

  • Retention of Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) Tags in two species of selected Mekong River fishes
    Grieve, B

Policy Briefs

Books

  • Climate change and fishes in estuaries
    Gillanders, BM, McMillan, MN, Reis‐Santos, P, Baumgartner, LJ, Brown, LR, Conallin, J, Feyrer, FV, Henriques, S, James, NC, Jaureguizar, AJ, Pessanha, ALM, Vasconcelos, RP, Vu, AV, Walther, B, Wibowo, A

Doyle, K. E., McGregor, C. G., & Humphries, P. (2023). Recreational fishing. In P. Humphries (Ed.), The life and times of the Murray Cod (pp. 147-168). CSIRO Publishing.

Dickens, C., & O’Brien, G. (2022). Water quality: Standards and indicators. In W. Leal Filho, A. M. Azul, L. Brandli, A. Lange Salvia, & T. Wall (Eds.), Clean water and sanitation (pp. 1-11). (Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals). Springer. Advance online publication.

Grants

  • Optimising fish passage at hydropower sites in the Mekong, $5,700,000 (ACIAR and DFAT)
  • FishTech, $4,500,000
  • Next Generation Water Engineering and River Management Hub, $3,600,000
  • Translating fish passage research outcomes into policy and legislation across South East Asia, $2,867,857
  • Assessing fisheries mitigation measures at Xayaburi Dam in Lao PDR, $1,410,802
  • Maccas on the Manus: Bushfire Recovery, $130,400
  • Fisheries monitoring in the Mekong Basin to assess impacts of mainstream hydropower projects as part of the Mekong River Joint Environment Monitoring (JEM), $640,774
  • Modernising irrigated agriculture to protect and restore aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services in SE Asia, $484,107
  • Screens for Streams: Boosting native fish stocks through improved water extraction practices, $211,165
  • Advancing fish-protection screening at Australian water diversions, $95,000
  • Delta Flows: The role that Deltas play in sustain basin-scale fisheries in the Mekong and Irrawaddy Rivers, $30,127
  • Basin-scale Evaluation Research Services Stage 2, $558,51
  • Predicting redfin survival through the Snowy 2.0 scheme Assignment 2, $848,803
  • Development of fish passage technology for floodplains, $140,000
  • Pilot study for development of fish friendly irrigation and mini hydro design criteria for application in the Mekong and Murray-Darling Basins, $150,000
  • Murray River fishway assessments, $55,000
  • Monitoring the ecological response of Commonwealth environmental water delivered in 2013-14 to the Murrumbidgee River, $671,801
  • Diadromous fish of the Mekong: managing long distance fish migrations at mainstream dam sites, $19,000
  • Quantifying biophysical and community impacts of improved fish passage in Lao PDR and Myanmar, $2,646,287
  • In search of the elusive Mekong salmon, $38,000
  • Sustainable Hydropower and Multipurpose Storage to meet the Water, Food and Energy SDGs, $67,500 Euros
  • PIT tag database, $30,000