NSW plan to stave off 'fish Armageddon' a Band-Aid solution, experts warn

Agriculture minister hopes 'Noah's ark' plan will prevent severe fish kills, but critics accuse Nationals of tending to 'self-inflicted wound'

The New South Wales government says it is planning a $10m "Noah's ark"-style plan to stave off a "potential fish Armageddon" facing the state this summer, but critics say the Coalition is sticking a Band-Aid on a gaping self-inflicted wound.

The Berejiklian government's plan aims to combine better research and increased breeding with fish rescue operations to save some of the state's native fish from a forecast ecological disaster as the drought drags on.