MD-WERP Theme: Environmental outcomes
MD-WERP Research question: What are the low flow needs of the environment?
Project title: Maintaining Barkandji fish traps and their cultural values
Research Lead: Barkandji from Wilcannia
Combining Indigenous knowledge with ecological monitoring, the project highlights the enduring cultural, spiritual, and ecological significance of Barkandji stone fish traps along the Baaka (Darling River) near Wilcannia.
This project is important with its focus on field data collection and the discovery of the Darling River snail on Wilcannia weir, showing the value of rock bars, rocks and rock faced weirs as well as dry stone walled fish traps as important habitat.