Cold weather blamed for killing thousands of bony herring in central west NSW lake
by Eelemarni Close-Brown from on (#6YJSS)
Ecologist says the native fish is important for ecosystems as they are a food source for bigger fish and birds such as pelicans, cormorants and gulls
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Residents from the New South Wales central west town of Lake Cargelligo first started to notice fish dying in their local lake two weeks ago.
Since then, officials have estimated thousands of bony herring, a native Australian fish, have perished. They suspect a drop in water temperature at the lake has triggered what is known as winter die off".
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