Fish kill in Coorong wetlands prompts calls for action

Commercial fishermen in South Australia’s Coorgon wetlands are blaming state and federal governments for failing to prevent the biggest fish kill they have seen in 40 years. They say a combination of high salinity and toxic sludge has led to the death of hundreds of thousands of fish in the southern lagoon. The fishermen are angry at a failure to capitalise on record water flows which have breathed new life into the River Murry.