The Department of Primary Industries sends investigators to Menindee, in far west NSW, after hundreds of thousands of dead fish are found in the Darling River.
abc.net.au/news/menindee-fish-kill-pictures-show-mass-deaths-in-nsw/102110570Hundreds of thousands of dead fish have been discovered in the Darling River at Menindee, in NSW's far west.
Bony brim make up the majority of the fish species found so far, however, locals have also spotted a large amount of cod and golden perch among the dead. In 2019, during NSW's devastating drought, millions of dead fish were found in the area, putting the management of the Murray-Darling Basin under the microscope.NSW's Department of Primary Industries fisheries arm is dispatching officers to the area to assess the problem.
It says the bony brim species normally experience a "boom-bust" population cycle, especially when there is immense flooding.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Nurses' union launches legal action against NSW government over staffing ratiosThe nurses' union claims patients at several major NSW hospitals have missed out on hundreds of thousands of hours of nursing care due to 'systemic understaffing'.
Read more »
NSW government spends $400,000 on consultants before outsourcing Sydney Water assetExclusive: Reports have become the centre of a political storm ahead of the looming state election
Read more »
The Great Debate as it happened: Perrottet, Minns go head-to-head ahead of NSW electionThe leaders were given the opportunity to ask each other questions during Nine's Great Debate. Here's how it unfolded... NSWVotes 9News MORE:
Read more »
NSW election 2023 LIVE updates: Dominic Perrottet, Chris Minns clash in live Channel Nine leaders’ debateNSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and Opposition Leader Chris Minns are going head-to-head in The Great Debate before next week’s state election.
Read more »
The Great Debate as it happened: Perrottet, Minns go head-to-head ahead of NSW electionPerrottet was asked if he thought he was a better leader than former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. NSWVotes 9News MORE:
Read more »