Editing Murray cod (section)

===Status===
[[Image:Murray_cod_1800_lbs_Renmark_1898.jpg|thumb|An example of extreme overfishing of Murray cod in the late 1800s, which caused the first strong declines in the species. Such catches were typical for the period.]]
Since 3 July 2003 and {{as of|August 2023|lc=yes}}, the Murray cod is listed as a [[vulnerable species]] under the [[EPBC Act]] (''Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999''). It is listed as a species of Least Concern on the [[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]], but under state legislation in both [[South Australia]] and [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], it is an [[endangered species]].<ref name=sprat/>

A study published in ''[[Biological Conservation (journal)|Biological Conservation]]'' in March 2023 listed 23 species which the authors considered to no longer meet the criteria as threatened species under the EPBC Act, including the Murray cod.<ref name=woinarski2023>{{cite journal | last1=Woinarski | first1=John C.Z. | last2=Garnett | first2=Stephen T. | last3=Gillespie | first3=Graeme | last4=Legge | first4=Sarah M. | last5=Lintermans | first5=Mark | last6=Rumpff | first6=Libby|display-authors=2 | title=Lights at the end of the tunnel: The incidence and characteristics of recovery for Australian threatened animals | journal=Biological Conservation | publisher=Elsevier BV | volume=279 | year=2023 | issn=0006-3207 | doi=10.1016/j.biocon.2023.109946 | page=109946| doi-access=free | bibcode=2023BCons.27909946W }}</ref> The team, led by John Woinarski of [[Charles Darwin University]] looked at all species listed as threatened under the act in 2000 and 2022. The Murray cod was the only fish on the list,<ref>{{cite web | title=Researchers find 26 Australian species recovered from the brink of extinction | website=ABC News | date=24 February 2023 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-24/australian-animals-no-longer-meet-criteria-as-threatened-species/102020276 | access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref> and the reason for their assessment was given as "Actual recovery over the period 2000–2022, from long period of decline".<ref name=woinarski2023/>