Summer has set in in Queensland, Australia and fish kills too have started to take place.
A few reported so far -
Fish kill in Beachmere, north of Brisbane.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/25/2752686.htm
"There is a very high water temperature at a shallow depth of the lake - it's not very well shaded, it's not flushed, [there are] low dissolved oxygen levels in the lake and this is all contributing to this fishkill," he said. "
Beachmere fish kill Update -
http://northern-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/independent-investigation-into-beachmere-fish-kill/
Dundowarn Lagoon fish kill north of Brisbane.
http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/story/2009/11/27/weather-blamed-for-fish-kill/
Burrum Heads Fish Kill -
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/04/2762233.htm?site=widebay
The Queensland Government says low oxygen levels in a lake seem to be the cause of another fish kill on the Fraser Coast.
Moneys Creek fish kill near Bundaberg.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/14/2770589.htm
"The chairman of the Moneys Creek Rehabilitation group, Mike Rennie, says the fish kill has been caused by an algae bloom."
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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