Thousands of dead fish have been washing up on WA beaches Perth Now

EXPERTS say that record temperatures and low oxygen levels are to blame for dead fish being washed up on riverbanks and beaches across WA.

Dead fish, eels and crayfish have been found on shores - with the coastline of Green Head, some 290km north of Perth, covered in now-rotting carcasses.

Green Head resident Rod Wilson said: "It's very heartbreaking. I've been here for 28 years and I've never seen anything like it. To us it's a local ecological disaster."

Reports state that in a cleanup operation at Green Head, 20km north of Jurien Bay, more than 15,000 dead fish were collected.

"Our biggest concern is how long is this going to take to right itself," Mr Wilson added.

Dr Brian Jones from the Department of Fisheries said: "Anybody who as sat in Perth for the last few months without air-conditioning knows what heat does.

"Fish are the same. They are cold blooded so they feel the heat."

It follows a similar case in the US where millions of dead anchovies were found floating in a Los Angeles marina.

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[WellSightedGentleman]

my guess goes ZZZZAPPPPP, in an instant!

what are they doing wooly?

[unclewooly]

@WellSightedGentleman I dunno man.

[desire4liberation]

i am sick of the bs excuses

[unclewooly]

@desire4liberation Indeed. Anything to suit there global warming BS.

[gemini0118]

@cronoslogic thats what the masses need to hear the truth

[cronoslogic]

Maybe it's the billions of gallons of Corexit they're still pumping into the Macondo well head that is still leaking in the Gulf of Mexico. The loop current is just carrying that poison around the globe.

[aFreshStart2010]

BS that they say they died because of heat..why should they just suddenly all die and at the same time..if it was due to heat then why didnt some or all die earlier..im sure the water has been warm for a long time and not just this day it happened..there is so much bullshit going on in this world now

[WellSightedGentleman]

not good

[centervilletn]

damn firecrackers!

[adam3176]

Low oxygen levels? Bullshit BULLSHIT DID YOU HEAR ME GLOBALISTS

[stimulater7]

looks bad !