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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Anne Davies

Darling-Baaka River at Menindee faces more fish kills as temperatures rise

A section of the Darling-Baaka River at Menindee
Locals fear more fish kills in the Darling-Baaka river at Menindee. Photograph: Graeme McCrabb

The Darling-Baaka River at Menindee is on the brink of another environmental catastrophe, with dead fish already appearing along 30km of the river compromised by the last fish kill in March, according to experts.

The office of the chief scientist is due to report by 31 August on the causes of the March disaster, which killed millions of bony herring (also known as bony bream) and thousands of other native fish and carp.

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