Katfish Reach Newsletter Spring 2016
The Project
The Katfish Reach Project aims to improve floodplain and wetland health, managing water cycles, increasing native fish numbers, improving native plant health and controlling weeds and pest animals.
The Area
Katfish Reach is a floodplain habitat of the River Murray that includes a range of habitats from permanent flowing creeks, freshwater complexes, saline wetlands and floodplains.
Community
Community involvement in the Katfish Reach Project is essential. The project is a joint partnership with the community and Government Agencies.
A Demonstration Reach for Native Fish
Katfish Reach is a community environmental rehabilitation project working for a healthier and more productive aquatic and floodplain ecosystem that everyone can enjoy.
The Katfish Reach Project began as a Demonstration Reach for native fish under the Native Fish Strategy of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. It is the only Demonstration Reach along the River Murray in South Australia. Demonstration Reaches are large scale river reaches established for the purpose of demonstrating to the community the cumulative benefits of applying a number of interventions (such as provision for fish passage, resnagging, and introduced species management) for rehabilitation of native fish habitat and populations.
The name ‘Katfish Reach’ was coined through the abbreviation of “Katarapko and Eckert Creek Demonstration Reach for Native Fish“
