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Authorities blame low oxygen levels made worse by receding flood waters as locals say latest event much more severe than previously
Fri 17 Mar 2023 02.23 EDT
Adam Morton
Millions of fish have died in another mass kill in the lower Darling-Baaka river near Menindee, in New South West’s far west.
Photos supplied by Menindee residents show dead fish – mostly bony bream, but also Murray cod, golden perch, silver perch and carp – blanketed across the river’s surface.
It is the latest in a series of large-scale fish deaths that have prompted questions about the management of water levels in the Murray-Darling Basin.
... The NSW Department of Primary Industries said on Friday there was a “developing large-scale fish death event” affecting millions of fish below the Menindee main weir through to weir 32, adjacent to the Menindee township.
... Associate Prof Joy Becker, from the University of Sydney’s School of Life and Environmental Sciences, said an investigation should determine the cause of the mass death.
Fri 17 Mar 2023 02.23 EDT
Adam Morton
Millions of fish have died in another mass kill in the lower Darling-Baaka river near Menindee, in New South West’s far west.
Photos supplied by Menindee residents show dead fish – mostly bony bream, but also Murray cod, golden perch, silver perch and carp – blanketed across the river’s surface.
It is the latest in a series of large-scale fish deaths that have prompted questions about the management of water levels in the Murray-Darling Basin.
... The NSW Department of Primary Industries said on Friday there was a “developing large-scale fish death event” affecting millions of fish below the Menindee main weir through to weir 32, adjacent to the Menindee township.
... Associate Prof Joy Becker, from the University of Sydney’s School of Life and Environmental Sciences, said an investigation should determine the cause of the mass death.