In January 2019, the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources (the Minister) requested an independent panel be established to assess the fish deaths of 2018–19 in the lower Darling to identify causes, evaluate management responses and provide recommendations. The findings and recommendations reported in this interim report are provisional.
The final report Independent assessment of the 2018–19 fish deaths in the Lower Darling (PDF 6.6 MB) is now available.
This report may contain photographs or quotes by Aboriginal people who have passed away.