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List of Acronyms and Abbreviations


NSW DPI AER Aquatic Ecosystems Research
AEMP Asset Environmental Management Plan
ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research
ANSA Australian National Sportfishing Association
ARC Australian Research Council
ARI Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, DSE
AU Adelaide University
BIA Boating Industry Association
BMF Barmah-Millewa Forum
BRCMA Border Rivers Catchment Management Association
CA Condamine Alliance
CAC Community Advisory Committee
CAP Catchment Action Plan
CCEAD Consultative Committee on Emergency Animal Diseases
CMA Catchment Management Authority
CMO catchment management organisation
CRCCH Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology
CRCFE Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology
CSG Community Stakeholder Group
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CW Coliban Water, Urban Water Authority
DAFF Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
DEH (SA) Department of Environment & Heritage (SA)
DEH Department of Environment & Heritage
DIPNR Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources (NSW)
DNR&M Department of Natural Resources and Mines (Qld)
DoC Department of Commerce (NSW)
DPI Department of Primary Industries (Vic)
DPI FV Fisheries Victoria, DPI
DPI&F Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (Qld)
DSE Department of Sustainability and Environment (Vic)
DSE BNR Biodiversity and Natural Resources, DSE
DSE NW North-west region, Biodiversity and Natural Resources, DSE
DSE WSG Water Sector Group, DSE
DWLBC Department of Water Land and Biodiversity Conservation (SA)
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
ESD Ecologically sustainable development
ET Environmental Trust
EWR Environmental Water Reserve (Victorian White Paper Securing Our Water Future Together, 2004)
EWA Environmental Flow Allocations
FCLM Forests and Crown Land Management
FFG Flora & Fauna Guarantee Act 1988
FMAC Freshwater Management Advisory Committee
FMIT First Mildura Irrigation Trust
FMSC Fish Management and Science Committee
FPRG Fish Passage Reference Group
FRAC Fisheries Revenue Allocation Committee (Victorian Department of Primary Industries)
FRDC Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
GA Greening Australia
GBCMA Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
GHCMA Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority
GIS Global Information System
GL Gigalitre, which equals 1 billion litres or 1,000 megalitres of water
GMW Goulburn Murray Water
GPS Global Positioning System
GU Griffith University
GVAAC Goulburn Valley Association of Angling Clubs
GWMW Grampians Wimmera-Mallee Water, Rural water authority
HMA Habitat Management Area
IA CRC Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre
ICM Integrated Catchment Management
IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature
LAP Local Action Planning group
LMW Lower Murray Water
LTMP Long term monitoring program
LWA Land and Water Australia
LWRRCD Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation
MCMA Mallee Catchment Management Authority
MDA Murray-Darling Association
MDB Murray-Darling Basin
MDBC Murray-Darling Basin Commission
MDBMC Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council
MDFRC Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre
ML Megalitre, which equals 1 million litres of water
MU Monash University
NAC Nagambie Angling Club
NAP National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality
NCCMA North Central Catchment Management Authority
NECMA North East Catchment Management Authority (Victoria)
NERW North East Region Water
NFA (SA) Native Fish Australia (SA)
NFS Native Fish Strategy
NGO Non-Government Organisation
NHT Natural Heritage Trust
NLWRA National Land and Water Resources Audit
NMS National Management Strategy for Carp Control
NRM Natural Resource Management
NSW DPI New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
ORL Our Rural Landscapes Initiative
PAC CRC Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research Centre
PIRSA Primary Industries Research South Australia
PIRVic Primary Industries Research Victoria
PIT Passive Integrated Transponder
PV Parks Victoria
QMDC Queensland Murray Darling Committee Incorporated
R&D Research and Development
RCP Regional Catchment Plan
RFFTEC Recreational Fishing Freshwater Trust Expenditure Committee
RFLT Recreational Fishing Licence Trust
RHFF Rex Hunt Future Fish Foundation
RRHS Regional River Health Strategy
RMCWMB River Murray Catchment Water Management Board
RMW River Murray Water
ROP Resource Operations Plan
RWA Rural Water Authority
SA MDB NRM Board South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board
SA MDB South Australian Murray-Darling Basin
SARDI South Australian Research and Development Institute
SEA Significant Ecological Assets
SEE School of Ecology and Environment, Deakin University
SFMP Stream Flow Management Plan
SKM Sinclair Knight Mertz Consultants
SR Streamline Research Pty. Ltd.
SRA Sustainable Rivers Audit
TLM ‘The Living Murray’ Program
UC The University of Canberra
UWA University of Western Australia
VIE Visual Implant Elastomer
WCMA Wimmera Catchment Management Authority
WMPP Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline Project
WRP Water Resource Plan
WWF World Wildlife Fund



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