The New South Wales government has embarked on an unprecedented rescue operation to move native fish from the Lower Darling River to safe havens, following last summer’s environmental crisis.
Mass fish kills are again expected, with more extreme heat and dry weather expected this summer.
Boats with electrostatic fishing equipment will be used to stun the fish in weir pools and waterholes along the Darling River at Menindee, where they will then scooped up and transported to the junction of the Murray River, which is still flowing.