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6b      Engage with private landholders and land managers responsible for the land adjacent to waterways which populations occur and encourage these key stakeholders to support the conservation of the Macquarie perch.  2             * Develop education/awareness raising products.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Australian and state/territory governments, research community, local governments, non-government organisations  -
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         * Landholders with river or creek frontage to water with Macquarie perch inhabiting are aware of the species' conservation and management requirements.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         * Information products distributed to educate industry and farmers about the risks various pollutants pose to waterways containing Macquarie perch.

10 Duration and Cost of the Recovery Process
It is anticipated that the recovery process will not be achieved prior to the scheduled five year review of the recovery plan. The National Recovery Plan for the Macquarie Perch (Macquaria australasica) (2017) will therefore remain in place until such time as the Australian populations of Macquarie perch have improved to the point at which the species no longer meet threatened species status under the EPBC Act.
The cost of implementation of this plan should be incorporated into the core business expenditure of the affected organisations and through additional funds obtained for the explicit purpose of implementing this recovery plan. It is expected that state and Commonwealth agencies will use this plan to prioritise actions to protect the species and enhance its recovery, and that projects will be undertaken according to agency priorities and available resources. Whilst only Priority 1 actions are costed in this recovery plan (refer to Table 8), this should not deflect from any proposal to undertake Priority 2 actions. All actions are considered important steps towards ensuring the long-term survival of the species.

Table 8: High priority recovery actions (Priority 1 as identified in Section 9) and estimated costs in ($000's)
Note: These estimated costs are for the first five years of implementation and do not take into account inflation over time.
Action                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Cost
Year 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Year 2    Year 3    Year 4    Year 5    Total
1a. Protect Macquarie perch from competition with and predation by introduced fish species.                                                                                                                                                                                     $100 000  $100 000  $100 000  $100 000  $100 000  $500 000
1b. Ensure that the impacts of recreational fishing are minimised.                                                                                                                                                                                                              $50 000   $50 000   $50 000   -         -         $150 000
1d. Restore Macquarie perch population connectivity by conducting regular assisted gene flow (i.e. translocations) in order to decrease inbreeding, prevent further loss of genetic diversity by drift and improve adaptive potential (consistent with EPBC Act requirements).  $20 000   $20 000   $20 000   $20 000   $20 000   $100 000
2a. Undertake priority habitat rehabilitation, restoration and enhancement work.                                                                                                                                                                                                $400 000  $400 000  $400 000  $400 000  $400 000  $2 000 000
3a. Investigate methods to promote spawning and recruitment