Category: fish kill

Texas Beaches Cleared After Inundated With Thousands of Dead Fish From ‘Fish Kill’

Several Texas beaches along the Gulf Coast are in clean-up mode after being inundated with thousands of dead fish, which had prompted wildlife officials to warn people against visiting over the weekend until the “fish kill” fallout subsides. On June 11, the Brazoria and Quintana County Parks departments used tractors with giant rakes to clear…


Fish Washing up in Menindee, Water Tests Confirm Algae

Potentially toxic algae has been found in the Darling-Baaka River in outback New South Wales (NSW), as small clusters of dead fish continue to wash up a fortnight after a historic mass kill. Millions of dead fish surfaced at Menindee in mid-March due to low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, known as hypoxic…


Calls for Royal Commission Into Australia’s ‘Worst’ Fish Kill as Investigators Seek to Understand Cause

A royal commission into Australia’s arguably “worst” fishkill, which resulted in the deaths of millions of fish along the Darling-Baaka River in New South Wales (NSW), has been called on by the NSW Greens as investigators uncover missing crucial measurement equipment as a possible link to its causation. Authorities estimate up to 20 million fish…