Richmond fish kill pics

[stonecold]

http://www.clw.csiro.au/research/biogeochemistry/
http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/index.php

Ray do some searchs here, should find what you are looking for. I'm off for a few weeks so wont be of much further use

Cheers

[reelemin1974]

30-40 Tonne of fish washed up just in here, You can actually see my place in the pic, It's a wonder it doesn't stink more here

[reelemin1974]

Ok OK, So I'm dumb and ill informed.....Who is the current MP for Ballina? Is it still Don Page? Sorry for my Stupidity!!

[stonecold]

Couldnt help myslef Rob

http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/cc...rt%20GOOO5.pdf

Also some good stuff here

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/soe/97/ch3/16_4.htm


Now I'm on holidays

[alleycat]

My grandfather lived on the macleay river for 84 years farming, the richmond would be much the same as macleay and he always said when there was a fish kill in the river it was from smart weed, ie the flood waters wash through the swampy areas where the smart weed is.

[Ben D]

Thanks!

You have come somewhere near answering the question I was asking about the connection between what is happening on the land and the flood water causing fish kill.

Is there any documentation on this like material you gave on land degredation?

Ray De R

Ray,

I think the connection is called gravity. The rain falls onto the land in the catchment. The water takes soil particles, vegetation etc. and all the other crap left in the catchment and with the help of gravity flows into the river. Without any of the natural riparian vegrtation left, this runoff process happens much faster, changing water chemistry in the river much faster and on a much much larger scale than it ever would have before european settlement. These fish kills are not natural events. Disasters sure, but not natural disasters - all man made.

[Chris Ryan]

I am a Lismore boy originally and remember these sorts of things but not to this extent.

I also spoke with my Uncle on Sunday who is on holidays at his onsite van in Lennox (has been there for 25 years) and lives in Lismore, grew up in Ballina, and he said he has not seen the kill like this ever and he can remember the huge floods in the 70s. My Uncle is in is late 60's so he has seen a bit in the local area.