Thousands of carp dead in Menindee weir amid fears for water quality

Deaths the result of deoxygenation caused by carp population boom at NSW weir, primary industries department says

• Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter
• Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community

Thousands of carp have died in the Menindee Main Weir in far west New South Wales, triggering a mass fish kill that ecologists worry could affect native species as water quality declines.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) told Guardian Australia it had received reports of a fish death event in the Lower Darling-Baaka in Menindee.