From ABC News (20/2/24)…
Could pumping pure oxygen into the Darling River help reduce future fish kills?
A trial to inject oxygen into the Darling River in a bid to improve conditions for marine life has begun in outback New South Wales.
Last March, tens of millions of native fish died on the Darling River from suffocation after oxygen levels plummeted.
The results of the state government trial to see whether pumped pure oxygen can help prevent or reduce the severity of future mass kills won’t be known for months, but it’s a step in the right direction according to state Water Minister Rose Jackson.
“We’ve seen far too many catastrophic fish deaths in recent years,” she said.
“We’re not prepared to just shrug our shoulders and say, ‘Oh well we’ll just see how it goes'”.
