| 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 |