Improving the design of irrigation infrastructure to increase fisheries production in floodplain wetlands of the Lower Mekong and Murray-Darling Basins

Craig Boys; Brett D. Pflugrath; Douangkham Singhanouvong; Oudom Phonekhampeng; Garry Thorncraft; Thonglom Phommavong; Phouson Vorasan; Khampheng Homsombath; L.J. Baumgartner; Tony Fowler; Brett Kelly

doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.18027.57123

Improving the design of irrigation infrastructure to increase fisheries production in floodplain wetlands of the Lower Mekong and Murray-Darling Basins

Craig Boys
, Brett D. Pflugrath
, Douangkham Singhanouvong
, Oudom Phonekhampeng
, Garry Thorncraft
, Thonglom Phommavong
, Phouson Vorasan
, Khampheng Homsombath
, L.J. Baumgartner
, Tony Fowler
, Brett Kelly

Inland Fisheries Research Group

NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga
NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Port Stephens Fisheries Institute
University of New South Wales
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Living Aquatic Resources Research Centre
National University of Laos
AWMA Water Control Solutions

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Abstract

Irrigated agriculture is vital for the food security and prosperity of people in large river basins like the Murray-Darling and Mekong. Irrigation requires water-control structures in rivers, such as weirs, sluices and regulators. Many of these structures can have negative impacts on fish. However, these impacts can be reduced if structures are designed and operated in a way that is safer for fish. This report outlines the findings from a 4 year study of the hydraulic and biological performance of different irrigation weirs in both Las PDR and Australia.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Canberra, ACT
Publisher	Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
Commissioning body	Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
Number of pages	79
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18027.57123
Publication status	Published - May 2020

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Boys, C., Pflugrath, B. D., Singhanouvong, D., Phonekhampeng, O., Thorncraft, G., Phommavong, T., Vorasan, P., Homsombath, K., Baumgartner, L. J., Fowler, T., & Kelly, B. (2020). Improving the design of irrigation infrastructure to increase fisheries production in floodplain wetlands of the Lower Mekong and Murray-Darling Basins. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18027.57123

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Improving the design of irrigation infrastructure to increase fisheries production in floodplain wetlands of the Lower Mekong and Murray-Darling Basins. / Boys, Craig; Pflugrath, Brett D.; Singhanouvong, Douangkham et al.
Canberra, ACT: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), 2020. 79 p.

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