Another mass fish kill

Sydney: A drop in temperatures and some rain is the likely reason for another mass fish kill reported along the Darling River in far western NSW, the state government says.

Local Graeme McCrabb yesterday morning posted photos on social media of floating dead fish in the weir pool at Menindee.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries has sent officers to investigate the event, which it believes has affected ‘‘large numbers of bony bream and smaller numbers of other species’’.

Up to a million fish died along the Darling River at Menindee earlier in January, and thousands were also found dead almost 900km away along the Macintyre River. — AAP