Fears around blackwater are yet to be realised in South Australia's flooded Murray River communities, but experts say the event is not all doom and gloom. Key points: The SA government warned a blackwater event could arise due to River Murray flooding Experts say blackwater poses a significant threat to native fish like the Murray cod Australia's peak fish conservation …
Near the New South Wales-Victorian border, fish rescuer Braeden Lampard walks into a flood-soaked wheat field. Key points: Floodwaters have led to the highest water flows in years throughout the Murray-Darling Basin Fish have been dying due to a condition known as hypoxic blackwater, a consequence of mass flooding The effects of the blackwater event are expected to worsen as …