Mass Fish Deaths in Australia Spur Emergency River Health Talks
- Deaths blamed on drought, prompts calls of miss-management
- NSW government planning measures to aerate water at risk
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A series of mass fish deaths in Australia’s major river system that’s caught global attention in the past few weeks has prompted an emergency national meeting to discuss government responses.
The meeting of river operators, fish scientists and water policy officials from the federal government as well the states of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia on Tuesday will look to identify all at-risk areas, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority’s Chief Executive Officer Phillip Glyde said on its website.