Instream structures and other mechanisms that alter natural flows

In May 2002 the installation and operation of instream structures and other mechanisms that alter natural flow regimes of rivers and streams were listed as a key threatening process (KTP) under the Fisheries Management Act 1994. The contents of this Primefact include information on the following:

• What are 'instream structures or other mechanisms that alter natural flows'?
• Why are instream structures installed and operated?
• What are the impacts of altering natural flow regimes?
• What threatened fish are affected by this KTP?
• What happens after a key threatening process is listed?
• How are threat abatement plans implemented?
• Reducing the impacts of this KTP
• Bibliography and further reading