Millions of dead fish wash up amid heat wave in Australia – Times of India
Canberra: Millions of fish have been washed away dead in southeastern Australia in what officials and scientists say is a combination of flooding and hot weather.
The Department of Primary Industries in New South Wales state said the fish died with one. Heat wave That puts pressure on a system that has experienced extreme conditions from widespread flooding.
The department said the deaths were likely due to low oxygen levels as flooding recedes, a situation worsened by warmer weather as the fish need more oxygen.
Residents of the outback town of Menindi complained of a terrible stench from dead fish.
“We just started cleaning up, and then this happened, and it’s like you’re walking around in dried-up dirt and then you smell this stench. It’s a horrible smell to see all these dead fish and It’s scary,” he said John Denninga native
Nature photographer Geoff Lonnie Huge clumps of dead fish were found near the main weir in Menindi on Thursday evening.
“The smell was terrible. I almost had to put a mask on,” Looney said. “I was worried about my health. That water comes right down to the pumping station in our town. People north of Menindi say there are cod and perch swimming everywhere down the river.”
Mass kills have been reported on the Darling Baka River in recent weeks. Tens of thousands of fish were found at the same site in late February, while several dead fish were reported downstream. Ponkarinear the borders of the states of South Australia and Victoria.
During severe drought conditions in late 2018 and early 2019, the Menindi River suffered massive fish kills, with local people estimating millions of deaths.
The Department of Primary Industries in New South Wales state said the fish died with one. Heat wave That puts pressure on a system that has experienced extreme conditions from widespread flooding.
The department said the deaths were likely due to low oxygen levels as flooding recedes, a situation worsened by warmer weather as the fish need more oxygen.
Residents of the outback town of Menindi complained of a terrible stench from dead fish.
“We just started cleaning up, and then this happened, and it’s like you’re walking around in dried-up dirt and then you smell this stench. It’s a horrible smell to see all these dead fish and It’s scary,” he said John Denninga native
Nature photographer Geoff Lonnie Huge clumps of dead fish were found near the main weir in Menindi on Thursday evening.
“The smell was terrible. I almost had to put a mask on,” Looney said. “I was worried about my health. That water comes right down to the pumping station in our town. People north of Menindi say there are cod and perch swimming everywhere down the river.”
Mass kills have been reported on the Darling Baka River in recent weeks. Tens of thousands of fish were found at the same site in late February, while several dead fish were reported downstream. Ponkarinear the borders of the states of South Australia and Victoria.
During severe drought conditions in late 2018 and early 2019, the Menindi River suffered massive fish kills, with local people estimating millions of deaths.