New aerial footage shows thousands of dead fish at Lake Pamamaroo in the Menindee Lakes System, near Broken Hill.
Another mass fish kill event has been spotted in far western NSW, nine months after millions of fish were found dead on the nearby banks of the Darling River.The state government says to expect more this summer as drought intensifiesNew aerial footage has emerged showing thousands of dead fish at Lake Pamamaroo in the Menindee Lakes System, near Broken Hill.
The NSW Department of Primary Industries is yet to confirm the new kill and said in a statement it would be investigating, but the remote location would make verifying the mass kill extremely difficult. The department said mass kills were more likely to happen throughout the summer as the ongoing drought placed increased stress on aquatic populations.desperate pleas by fishers and farmersDarry Clifton from the Darling River Action Group said he was not surprised by the latest apparent fish kill.
"There's thousands upon thousands from what I can see around the edge of that water area," he told the ABC. "The fish are trapped, they've got nowhere to go, there's nowhere for the fish to follow the old creeks back to the actual outlet for the river."
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