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environment2 years ago•4 min saved

"Massive Fish Die-Off Plagues Australian River"

Millions of fish have died in the Darling-Baaka River in New South Wales, Australia due to a lack of oxygen caused by rising temperatures and recent floods. Locals are blaming the government for water mismanagement, while officials say the disaster is due to hypoxia. The dead fish include native species such as bony bream, Murray cod, golden perch, silver perch and carp. The remote location of the fish deaths is making it difficult for agencies to respond to the disaster.

via The Washington Post|

#australia #climate-change #environment

environment2 years ago•2 min saved

"Massive Fish Die-Off Devastates Australian River"

As many as a million fish, predominantly Bony Herring, have died in the Darling River at Menindee in outback New South Wales, Australia due to low oxygen levels in the water caused by hypoxia as flood waters recede, exacerbated by the current hot weather in the region. The river has experienced strain from flooding conditions and has been the site of several mass fish kill events in recent years. Claims of water mismanagement and poor river health have been raised by locals as a potential cause of the mass deaths, but the DPI has denied this in the past.

via New York Post |

#australia #darling-river #environment