Hundreds of thousands of dead fish reported in rivers after ex-Tropical Cyclone
Fish habitat charity OzFish, said fish have been seen gasping for air as well as dead, in the Northern Rivers and Mid North ...
Experts stark warning Byron/Ballina region fish kill could take years to recover
The tourist hub of Ballina on the northern New South Wales coast is grappling with the overwhelming stench of significant ...
Mass fish kill chokes waterways in Byron region
Mass fish kills have struck in the West Ballina canals, Ballina’s riverbanks, Gawandii Beach and Shaws Bay, according to the ...
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RIVERGUARD REPORT: Meditating on ‘Shadrack’ amid shad season
Spirit of Moonpie and I spent March 26-28 on the Blackwater above Joyner’s Bridge. The water was high at 8.86 on the Burdette USGS gauge, fast, clear and 57 degrees. Nine feet is the limit to get ...
In Pictures: Thousands of NSW fish deaths expected due to cyclone 'blackwater'
Messages and images of fish gasping for air or already killed were sent to the fish habitat charity by locals overnight, likely caused by 'blackwater': oxygen-low flood runoff from Ex-Cyclone Alfred.
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Immediate action needed on Northern Rivers wetlands
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has highlighted the need for action on protecting wetlands in the Northern Rivers as multiple fish ...
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Mass fish kill in NSW Northern Rivers following Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Thousands of fish and other aquatic animals have ... was wrong when he caught the distinctive smell of blackwater in the Richmond River at Wardell, upriver from Ballina. "You can just smell ...