Ocean heatwave likely killed 30,000 fish off Western Australia coast, government says
by Donna Lu Science writer from World news | The Guardian on (#6TX36)
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A mass fish kill spanning 9km along Western Australia's Pilbara coast was likely caused by an ongoing marine heatwave, authorities have said.
An estimated 30,000 fish washed up earlier in January at beaches near Gnoorea Point, 50km south-west of Karratha.
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