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Our scientists are providing quality information to planners and policy-makers about the incredibly complex systems that make up the natural environment.

A trawler collecting samples as part of a CSIRO survey of the Northern Prawn Fishery.
 
 

CSIRO worked with government, industry, universities and the community to develop a water quality management strategy for the bays, estuaries and freshwaters of South-East Queensland.

Image of a creek in Queensland
 

Using sound waves, researchers have found a way to greatly improve the accuracy of measuring fish numbers in the murky River Murray.

The Murray River near Renmark, South Australia