Peter Riley“Capitalism is like a dead fish in the moonlight; it glitters, but it stinks.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/fish-kill-on-sunset-strip-shores-near-menindee/106302904
David CoombeToday. Kinchega Woolshed 1875 - 1970, Kinchega National Park, on the #DarlingRiver #outbackNSW. Built from river red gum and corrugated iron. Tree trunk posts in photo. #NSWParks
pauldotmWhy don’t we distribute solar powered water aerators on major rivers to keep oxygen levels high? #DarlingRiver #Wilcannia
BellingenNSWSystem 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
Lesley HeadAnother ten days to see this fabulous exhibition at Bunjil Place Gallery. Sisters Nici and Zena Cumpston brought together a group of #Barkandji arts on #Country. https://www.ngaratya.com.au/
Touring to Broken Hill and beyond in 2024. #MurrayDarlingBasin #MDBP #rivers #IndigenousArt #IndigenousKnowledge #Indigenous #plants #Baaka #Barka #DarlingRiver #environment
Touring to Broken Hill and beyond in 2024. #MurrayDarlingBasin #MDBP #rivers #IndigenousArt #IndigenousKnowledge #Indigenous #plants #Baaka #Barka #DarlingRiver #environment
Prof Felipe GusmaoHow did millions of fish die gasping in the Darling – after three years of rain?
"Five years ago, it was because the river was almost dry. This time, it’s likely to be factors like the #heatwave days earlier, receding floodwaters, bacteria pulling oxygen from the water – and no escape"
"The #DarlingRiver ... is very sick. Too much of its #water is siphoned off for #agriculture. Our native #fish are hardy. They’re used to extremes. But this is too much, even for them"
https://theconversation.com/how-did-millions-of-fish-die-gasping-in-the-darling-after-three-years-of-rain-202125
Jim RichardsonFish traps and weirs on the Baaka are still important to the Barkandji people, but have been impacted by colonisation, and are now at further risk from government irrigation policies.
By Badger Bates et al.