Articles for Fish Deaths

Mystery surrounds sudden increase in steelhead trout deaths near California water pumps
9 months, 1 week ago

Mystery surrounds sudden increase in steelhead trout deaths near California water pumps

LA Times  

California environmental groups are urging a federal court to intervene amid a “dramatic increase” in the deaths of threatened steelhead trout at pumps operated by state and federal water managers. The agencies are now at about 90% of their combined seasonal take limit, which refers to the amount of wild steelhead permitted to be killed between January and March under …

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Trial pumping pure oxygen into Darling River examines whether method could help reduce future fish kills
10 months ago

Trial pumping pure oxygen into Darling River examines whether method could help reduce future fish kills

ABC  

In short: The NSW government's trial of pumping pure oxygen into the Darling River at Menindee hopes to mitigate fish deaths. The NSW government's trial of pumping pure oxygen into the Darling River at Menindee hopes to mitigate fish deaths. The results of the state government trial to see whether pumped pure oxygen can help prevent or reduce the severity …

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Bob Brown Foundation claims thousands of salmon have died in Tassal pens due to marine heatwave
1 year ago

Bob Brown Foundation claims thousands of salmon have died in Tassal pens due to marine heatwave

ABC  

In short: Environmentalists claim thousands of fish have died at a salmon farm on Tasmania's east coast due to a marine heatwave. Video captured by the Bob Brown Foundation on Wednesday shows a barge with crates of dead salmon onboard parked next to one of Tassal's fish farm pens at Okehampton Bay, near Triabunna. Fish mortality event is 'minor', Tassal …

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NSW Premier Chris Minns says Menindee mass fish deaths will be investigated
1 year, 8 months ago

NSW Premier Chris Minns says Menindee mass fish deaths will be investigated

ABC  

On the banks of the Darling River near Menindee, Environment and Acting Water Minister Penny Sharpe has confirmed the new New South Wales Labor government's commitment to an independent review into mass fish deaths and water management in the state. Key points: Chris Minns attended previous mass fish deaths in the area when he was in opposition He says his …

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Tribe: California wildfire near Oregon causes fish deaths
2 years, 4 months ago

Tribe: California wildfire near Oregon causes fish deaths

Associated Press  

A wildfire burning in a remote area just south of the Oregon border appears to have caused the deaths of tens of thousands of Klamath River fish, the Karuk Tribe said Saturday. The tribe said in a statement that the dead fish of all species were found Friday near Happy Camp, California, along the main stem of the Klamath River. …

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Tasmanian salmon companies report 68 instances of elevated fish deaths in 15 months
3 years, 5 months ago

Tasmanian salmon companies report 68 instances of elevated fish deaths in 15 months

ABC  

Tasmania's three major salmon companies reported 68 instances of increased salmon deaths at leases across the state between December 2019 and February this year, with more than a third of the reports relating to Tassal's farms in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, documents obtained by the ABC reveal. Key points: Right to information documents show 68 reports of elevated salmon deaths in …

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