Public Help Sought as Dead Fish Wash up After Cyclone Alfred

Thousands of dead and dying fish are already being found on riverbanks as the extent of Cyclone Alfred’s affect on marine life starts to become evident.

Dead fish are washing up on the banks of Richard River. Courtesy of OzFish

As Australia’s northeast region begins to recover from Cyclone Alfred, thousands of fish are washing up dead or dying on the banks of the Richmond River at Ballina in northern New South Wales (NSW), according to charity OzFish.

They’re now asking for help from members of the public to track the extent of a fish kill in a region hit hard by the weather event, which crossed the coast a week ago, causing widespread flooding in that region, as well as southeast Queensland.