Mark Southwell is a research fellow at the University of New England and conducts river and wetland related research and monitoring within the systems of the northern Murray Darling Basin. Darren Ryder is a professor at University of New England and has a long history in aquatic ecological research and monitoring. Lindsay White and Gavin Pryde work for the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office and were instrumental in planning and delivering the Northern Fish Flow. Matthew Elsley works for Eco Logical Australia, and assisted with fieldwork and data analysis for the monitoring.