Environment Agency Imposes $8,000 Fine for Death of a Thousand Crayfish

‘The individual had the opportunity to clean up the spill to prevent further harm but failed to do so.’

Govetts Leap Lookout in the Blue Mountains. Taras Vyshnya/ Shutterstock

A person has been fined a hefty $8,250 for allegedly causing the catastrophic death of numerous crayfish in a stream near Hazelbrook Creek in the Blue Mountains last August.

A tour guide found the 1,000 dead and dying giant spiny crayfish in the tributary of the creek near Horseshoe Falls last year.