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and biological connectivity associated with water-resource development and climate change will place further stress on these species (Balcombe et al., 2011). However, there is some thought that climate change may potentially benefit Macquarie perch in the southern Basin, as increased temperatures may lead to increased abundances in areas where the species has been impacted by cold-water pollution. It could be that in areas where water temperatures become too hot for introduced salmonids and stocked populations cannot persist, Macquarie perch populations may benefit (Balcombe et al., 2011). However, contrary to this is that increased temperatures may affect timing of zooplankton emergence which may have implications for Macquarie perch larval recruitment success (Balcombe et al., 2011) and that more genetically diverse individuals have been in streams which are colder in winter indicating that the species may be susceptible to warmer winters and climate warming may further exacerbate loss of genetic diversity (Pavlova et al., 2017b).

7 Current Management Practices
As the Macquarie perch is listed in the Endangered category of the threatened species list (Part 13) under the EPBC Act it is considered a Matter of National Environmental Significance (MNES) (Part 4), and any action that may have an impact on MNES must be referred to the Minister of the Environment for approval. The Department of the Environment and Energy, as the Australian Government department responsible for administering the EPBC Act, maintains a suite of interactive tools that allow users to search, find and generate reports on information and data describing MNES, including the Macquarie perch.
In New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, the Macquarie perch is totally protected. In New South Wales it is illegal to catch and keep, buy, sell, possess or harm Macquarie perch without a specific permit or licence (NSW DPI 2005), and significant penalties apply under Division 4 and 4A of the Fisheries Management Act 1994. In the Australian Capital Territory, it is an offence to kill, injure or endanger, take, keep, sell or offer to sell Macquarie perch under the Nature Conservation Act 2014. In Victoria, fishing for Macquarie perch is still permitted in the Yarra River where a bag limit of 2 individuals per day applies, and in Lake Dartmouth where a bag limit of 1 individual per day applies (Vic DEDJTR 2016). Fishing for Macquarie perch in all other waterways where it occurs in Victoria is prohibited (Vic DEDJTR 2016). The species is listed as threatened and protected under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1998, by which it cannot be taken or kept without an order, licence or permit. A Governor in Council "Flora and Fauna Guarantee (Taking, Trading In or Keeping of Listed Fish) Order" made under section 53(2)