#fishkill — Public Fediverse posts
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The extreme heat in the DC Metro area has caused an unknown number of fish to be killed in the Potomac river.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/record-high-temperatures-kill-mass-021437280.html
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Fish kill after major fuel spill at Budgong on NSW South Coast
A 'Can Do Petroleum' tanker spilled 2,500 litres of fuel
"A fuel tanker travelling on Budgong Road west of Nowra ruptured its load on a rock shelf near a causeway, spilling about 2,500 litres of fuel into a nearby creek...Ecologists have grave concerns for hundreds of fish and native eels on the NSW South Coast after a major fuel spill." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-16/epa-investigates-fish-kill-after-fuel-spill-at-budgong/106798690
#Pollution #petrol #trucks #rivers #creeks #biodiversity #wildlife #FishKill #spills #NSW #IntegralAccidents #FossilFuels -
Popular eastern Arizona lake closes after all the fish die
San Carlos Lake is closed until further notice due to drought and water releases from a nearby dam that resulted in a “major fish kill affecting approximately 100% of the fish population within the lake."
https://www.azfamily.com/2026/06/05/popular-eastern-arizona-lake-closes-after-all-fish-die/
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City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management and Chattahoochee
Riverkeeper Responds to Fish Kill Incident on Chattahoochee River"ATLANTA – On Friday, May 22, 2026, the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) received reports about a significant fish kill incident along the Chattahoochee River. In partnership with the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (CRK), Commissioner Greg Eyerly and Deputy Commissioner Quinton Fletcher met with CRK Riverkeeper and Executive Director Jason Ulseth to investigate the incident on the river.
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CNN: Atlanta metro downpour leads to massive fish kill on the Chattahoochee River
"... The die-off followed an intense thunderstorm that dumped three inches of rain per hour on the Atlanta metro area Wednesday, which also flooded area streets resulting in flash flooding.
Investigations into the cause of the fish kill are ongoing by Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and the City of Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management. Both entities believe drought and heat played a role in the die-off. ..."
https://lite.cnn.com/2026/05/25/weather/atlanta-chattahoochee-river-fish-kill-massive
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Oh no, over 1,000 fish just croaked in a containment pond at Darwin Port from acidic iron ore runoff.
Tragic.
But hey, it's not our port anymore — 99-year lease to the Chinese owners and all — so who cares?
Carry on, nothing to see here. Darwin Harbour's had worse, right?#DarwinPort #fishkill #pollution #Australia #auspol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-09/darwin-port-fish-kill-iron-ore-pollution/106537646
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This is the stretch of the Blackwater on the Arcgis river map - what criminal can have so polluted the beautiful river? https://www.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=42dee1d385784c57bc63f9d827340a41# #FishKill #ShrugIreland
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Mass mortality events
Dead marine sea life is washing up on the beaches
Mass bird deaths line the beaches"There's a lot of concerning things going on with ocean ecology at the moment, so we are watching events like this with a bit of trepidation."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/avian-influenza-not-the-cause-of-coral-bay-bird-deaths/105546660Beaches are littered with fish and marine carcasses
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/20/sas-toxic-algal-bloom-is-twice-the-size-of-the-act-has-killed-12000-animals-and-is-filling-even-the-experts-with-dread“Ocean temperatures are heating up. It’s creating conditions that are conducive to algal blooms all around the world."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says
#FossilFuels #Climate #ClimateBreakdown #MarineHeatwave #AMOC #HABs #pollution #runoff #hypoxia #toxins #marine #biodiversity #FishKill #MassMortalityEvents #MME #Biodiversity #birds #DeadZones #ocean #ecology #Australia #PlanetaryBoundaries -
Ocean temperatures are heating up
The marine environment is turning into a dead zone
Fossil fuel projects are still fast tracked“Ocean temperatures are heating up. It’s creating conditions that are conducive to algal blooms all around the world."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says"This bloom represents a stark warning to coastal communities, as well as tourism, seafood and aquaculture industries. It’s a sign of what’s to come, in Australia and around the world, as the oceans warm."
https://theconversation.com/like-an-underwater-bushfire-sas-marine-algal-bloom-is-still-killing-almost-everything-in-its-path-257885An "ecological and economic disaster. A lot of businesses are going to go down with this...We've got commercial fishermen, aquaculture businesses, tourism businesses that are literally on their knees."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-13/algal-bloom-royal-commission-call-amid-mussel-farm-impact/105525088
#ocean #FossilFuels #MarineHeatwave #AMOC #HABs #pollution #runoff #hypoxia #toxins #marine #biodiversity #FishKill #Australia #PrimaryIndustries #beach #health #risks #tourism #ClimateBreakdownSmelly brown foamy sludge at Sawtell, NSW
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"Powell said concerned citizens have been sending her pictures of dead fish since late April and the reason she suspects VHS is behind the fish die-offs is because many of the images show fish, particularly gizzard shad, that are bleeding on their sides and mouths."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/dead-fish-ontario-lake-huron-great-lakes-1.7528595
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The Murray-Darling Basin
A $13 billion, 30-year flop: landmark study reveals stark failure to halt Murray-Darling River decline"Some A$13 billion in taxpayer dollars and 30 years of policy reform have failed to arrest the devastating decline in the health of Australia’s most important river system, the Murray-Darling Basin, new research shows."
"Historically, state governments have allowed too much water to be taken from the system, primarily to irrigate crops. This has caused extensive environmental damage such as toxic blue-green algae blooms, dramatic falls in bird and fish populations and undrinkable town water supplies, to name just a few.
The damage has been exacerbated by invasive species, climate change, dams that block water flows, and bush clearing which makes water running into rivers more salty.""Troublingly, we found that after more than a decade of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, 74% of success indicators were not met. This means there was either no improvement or worsening conditions.The Murray-Darling Basin Plan is due for review in 2026. Clearly, monitoring to date has been inadequate. Our paper outlines ways to fix this, so real outcomes are achieved."
"Among our suggestions, river ecosystems could be mapped to ensure Australia meets its international obligation this decade to restore 30% of inland water ecosystems and include 30% of these ecosystems in protected areas.And those responsible for implementing the basin plan, primarily state and federal government agencies, should be held accountable when targets are not met".
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https://theconversation.com/a-13-billion-30-year-flop-landmark-study-reveals-stark-failure-to-halt-murray-darling-river-decline-244296
#water #rivers #ecosystems #MDB #murraydarling #extractivism #cotton #biodiversity #GBF #Kunming #birds #fish #governance #failure #FishKill #IndigenousPeoples #rights -
'The Nastiest Soils On Earth' Are Getting Recognized As A Bigger Problem
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https://phys.org/news/2024-11-nastiest-soils-earth-bigger-problem.html <-- shared technical article
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https://lnu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1895656&dswid=-9242 <-- link to doctoral thesis
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#acidsulfatesoils #acidrockdrainage #microbialecology #acidophiles #oxidation #sediments #genesequences #acidsulfate #soils #humanimpacts #risk #hazard #waterquality #ecosystem #health #geochemistry #microbiology #mitigation #sulfide #coast #coastal #water #hydrology #pH #acids #metals #rainfall #snowmelt #dissolution #precipitation #waterbodies #plants #fish #fisheries #heavymetals #aluminum #fishkill #mortality #oxidation #bioremediation -
#Sewage dumped illegally in #Windermere over 3 years
by Joe Crowley
October 17, 2024"A water company repeatedly dumped millions of litres of raw sewage illegally into one of #ngland's most famous lakes over a three-year period, the BBC can reveal.
"More than 140 million litres of waste were pumped into Windermere between 2021 and 2023 at times when it was not permitted, our analysis shows, and #UnitedUtilities failed to report most of it.
"It means the company's #IllegalDumping of #sewage into the lake went on for far longer, and was far more extensive, than was previously known.
"United Utilities said some of its sewage releases into #Windermere were 'potentially non-compliant' but that it #SelfReports 'over 94% of potential pollution incidents to the #EnvironmentAgency'.
"Matt Staniek, a campaigner against sewage pollution and founder of #SaveWindermere, said Windermere was 'the jewel in the crown of the #LakeDistrict #NationalPark, and it's being used as an open sewer'.
"It is sometimes necessary to release sewage into rivers and lakes to stop the wastewater system from being overwhelmed by #HeavyRain but this #pollution can damage the environment, causing harmful #AlgalBlooms and even killing fish.
"In January this year - after BBC Panorama revealed the company had downplayed the severity of dozens of #pollution incidents, some involving Windermere - United Utilities retrospectively reported some discharges into the lake from October 2023 onwards."
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrj70dynk1o#WaterIsLife #SelfReportingCompanies #Crapitalism #FishKill #IllegalDumping #UK
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Tons of dead fish cover major river in #Brazil after alleged dumping of #industrial waste
By ANDRE PENNER and ELÉONORE HUGHES
Updated 3:01 PM EDT, July 18, 2024TANQUA, Brazil (AP) — "Several tons of fish have died along one of the main rivers in Brazil’s #SaoPaulo state after an alleged #IllegalDumping of industrial waste from a #sugar and #ethanol plant, #environmental authorities and prosecutors said Wednesday.
A preliminary analysis estimates that between 10 and 20 tons of fish died on the Piracicaba River in southeastern Brazil, Sao Paulo’s prosecutors said in a statement.
"The initial investigation points to an 'irregular discharge of #wastewater' from the Sao Jose Sugar and Alcohol company plant in the community of #RioDasPedras and it reached a stream that flows into the #PiracicabaRiver, prosecutors said.
"#SaoJose denied any involvement in the deaths of the fish, and said it was cooperating fully with authorities."
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https://apnews.com/article/brazil-dead-fish-sao-paulo-pollution-5ecbe68b12e457cee242aebb5fdee509# -
Apparently a massive fish kill of some sort in Leadbetter Beach (Santa Barbara) via multiple sources -- John Palmientieri says grunion, but it could also be mackeral or anchovy IMHO. #fishkill #SantaBarbara
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NSW ecosystem degradation and science suppression
Mass fish kills as “natural events”.The government is “elected to bring better decision-making and transparency to government in this state and that is what we are delivering across primary industries and regional development” Tara Moriarty, spokesperson for the NSW agriculture minister
“The public gets to hear the messages the department wants to tell them...There’s still a really strong culture of suppressing science and limited sharing of information within the public service."
"Even though scientists are supposed to be independent, there’s often pressure to stay silent on some research results...They "use PR narratives to shape the message into something they believe is palatable”.
“The environment would be much better off and our democracy would be stronger if we were able to share information about the state of our environment freely. Then people can vote after being fully informed about how government is managing the environment.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/21/murray-darling-basin-fishing-degradationThe ESA documents science suppression in Australia
https://www.ecolsoc.org.au/science-suppression/Consequences of information suppression in ecological and conservation sciences
https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/conl.12757#NSW #governance #PR #rivers #degradation #science #ScienceSuppression #ecology #conservation #silence #MurrayDarlingBasin #FishKill #NaturalEvents #NSWLogging #RemnantVegetation #StopNativeForestLogging #democracy #Australia
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Global News BC: Chemical found in tires suspected in West Vancouver death of salmon https://globalnews.ca/news/10082602/west-vancouver-fish-kill/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #FisheriesandOceansCanada #Environment #FishKill #Salmon
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⚡️ Investigation underway as 2,000 fish die in Cork's Brownmills stream. Inland Fisheries Ireland collecting samples for analysis. Public urged to report incidents to IFI. Heatwaves in Europe prompt red alerts in Italy, Cyprus, Greece, and Spain with temperatures expected to reach 43-44C. #FishKill #Heatwave https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1855539/articles/183940776/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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System degradation - The Darling River
"The suffocation of up to 30 million fish in western NSW has been described by a scientist as a "canary in the coal mine" for a sick river environment. NSW deputy chief scientist Darren Saunders said the fish deaths were symptomatic of a larger problem."
"The fish are a canary in the coal mine"
"What we found is there's a much broader degradation in the ecosystem in the Darling Baarka. But essentially the environment is sick, the fish are essentially an indicator."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-01/menindee-fish-kill-inquiry-findings-darling-river-health/102803676
#DarlingRiver #Menindee #FishKill #river #NSW #ecosystem #degradation #care #coal #climate #extinction makers -
Reefs, sea life stressed as water temps set records :
Rachel Silverstein, the executive director for Miami Waterkeeper, said pollution leaves the bay fragile, increasing risk when high temperatures threaten to push it “over the brink.”
#biscaynebay #coralbleaching #coralreef #DaniellaLevineCava #DERM #fishkill #FIU #KeyBiscayne #MargaretMiller #MiamiWaterkeeper #NOAA #oxygen #pollution #RachelSilversteihttps://kbindependent.org/2023/07/31/reefs-sea-life-stressed-as-water-temps-set-records/
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Low water levels and high water temperatures were though to have caused the deaths of nearly 21,000 shovelnose sturgeon along a 60-mile stretch of the Des Moines River in #Iowa from Ottumwa to Farmington. This is the largest fish kill in the region since 2012.
#drought #fishkill #DesMoinesRiver
https://www.wgem.com/2023/07/14/heat-drought-leads-thousands-dead-fish/ -
Why thousands of fish washed up on these Texas beaches
by Juliana Kim, June 12, 20233:43 PM ET
"How #ClimateChange plays a role in fish kill
"Fish kills are common in the warmer months, like summer time. But oceans at large are heating up because of human-caused climate change.
"'Water can only hold so much oxygen at certain temperatures, and certainly we know that seawater temperatures are rising,' Clair said. 'It is concerning and something that needs to be monitored.'
"Warmer oceans trigger a cascade of other changes to the ecosystem and the economy. One study from the SeaDoc Society at the University of California, Davis found that starfish were more susceptible to disease because of warm water anomalies. The Environmental Protection Agency also found that fish species are leaving their natural habitat in search for cooler waters, disrupting the fishing industry."
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https://www.npr.org/2023/06/12/1181661320/fish-kill-texas-beaches-explained -
This story is all over the news in the last couple days, but every article I’ve read has omitted one very important fact.
#DowChemicals has one of the largest chemical factories in the United States at the mouth of the #BrazosRiver, at the epicenter of this #FishKill.
According to their own information they go through over 100,000 gallons of water a minute.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/06/10/us/dead-fish-texas-gulf-coast-beaches-trnd/index.html