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 blackwater, a condition made worst by prolonged floods and unseasonal heatwaves.
Premier Chris Minns and NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe visited the town in the state’s far west on Wednesday to meet locals and announce the government would commission a review into the fish kills, the worst on record in the region….