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❓ Hon Jim Scott requests the Minister for the Environment to table the Swan River Trust's report on fish deaths in the Swan River in August 2003. The Minister responds by providing information on fish kills that occurred between April and June 2003, attributing them to algal blooms, and tables relevant documents.

AnsweredQoN 1316Legislative Council

Asked

22 October 2003

Member

Hon Jim Scott

Portfolio

the Environment

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Will the Minister table the Swan River Trust’s autopsy and chemical analysis report of fish killed in the Swan River in August 2003?

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Answered

19 November 2003

Responded by

Minister for Local Government and Regional Development representing the Minister for the Environment

Response time

28 days

The fish kills in the Swan and Canning Rivers in 2003 occurred between April and June. Extensive testing was carried out on fish, water and sediment sampling during this period. All tests confirmed that the fish were killed by the algae Karlodium micrum . A paper explaining what caused the algal bloom and how it killed the fish has been provided (Attachment 1) along with a pathology report from the Department of Fisheries on one set of fish samples collected in June 2003 (Attachment 2). I now seek leave to table Attachments 1 and 2. See tabled paper.
I now seek leave to table Attachments 1 and 2. See tabled paper.

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