Australia Calls for Scrutiny of Water Management After Mass Fish Deaths
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
The federal government is being urged to scrutinize the water management of Murray-Darling River as more mass fish deaths are predicted in the hot temperatures over coming days.
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Up to a million fish are dead in the Darling River at Menindee and more are likely to perish in coming days as temperatures rise.
Despite criticism from scientists and environmental advocates who say mismanagement of water is to blame, the federal and NSW governments are adamant that drought is behind the deaths.
The government called the meeting to look at the immediate risk of further fish kills and how to mitigate that possibility including through the release of environmental water. The federal government also wants states to agree to use $5 million from Murray-Darling Basin funds for a strategy to look after native fish.
Read what environmental scientists and engineers have to say about this issue on SBS.
Linked below is our previous article on this ecological crisis.
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