Northern Territory Rivers

About Northern Territory Rivers

The Mary, Daly, Roper, and South Alligator river systems produce wild Australian barramundi, a fish with deep significance to Top End fishing communities.

Key facts

• Wild barramundi spawning and migration corridors
• Important to Indigenous customary fishing
• Strong recreational fishery — barra is a major tourism drawcard
• Estuarine systems also produce mud crab, threadfin salmon, and king prawn