Another mass fish death in NSW as investigation ordered into first case

Thousands of fish have been found dead on the banks of NSW's Lake Inverell almost 900 kilometres from where an estimated million fish died earlier this month.

Thousands of juvenile fish were found washed up on the banks of the Lake on 21/1/19. Source: NSW Department of Primary Industries

Thousands of fish have died in another mass fish kill event in NSW, the state government says.

The fish, mostly juveniles between two and 10-centimetres in length, were found washed up on the banks of Lake Inverell on the Macintyre River on Monday, the primary industries department said in a statement on Tuesday.

Golden perch, Murray cod, eel-tailed catfish, carp, gudgeon and freshwater shrimp are among the species affected almost 900km from an earlier mass death event at Menindee.

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