‘Very High’ Risk of Major Summer Fish Kill in Darling River

Dead fish float along the Darling River near Menindee, Australia, on March 19, 2023. Samara Anderson/AAP Image via AP

The risk of another mass fish kill in the Darling River over summer is very high as works begin to avoid a repeat of the environmental catastrophe.

The New South Wales (NSW) government has begun rolling out a suite of measures following a damning report into the cause of millions of fish deaths at Menindee in March.