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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tory Shepherd

Thousands of dead carp wash up on South Australia’s beaches

Thousands of small dead fish washed up on a sandy beach and in the shallows
Thousands of adult and juvenile carp have washed up at Middleton, Goolwa and Port Elliot in South Australia over the last few days. Photograph: ABC News/Caroline Horn

Waters from last year’s floods in Australia’s south-east are gushing out to sea and taking carp with them – but the salinity of the ocean is killing the invasive species, so dead fish are now washing up on South Australian beaches.

Pictures from Middleton, Port Elliot and Goolwa show piles of juvenile carp littering the shores of the popular summer destinations.

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