Fears spillway net removal could kill off trophy-sized barramundi

Fears spillway net removal could kill off trophy-sized barramundi

By Brendan Mounter, Chris Calcino, and Adam Stephen

Source: ABC Far North

12/15/2023

Brendan Mounter, Chris Calcino, and Adam Stephen

Credit: Kim Andersen

A local fishing charter operator says thousands of dead barramundi could start washing up through the Redlynch Valley in Cairns over the coming days following the removal of a spillway net from Copperlode Dam, the city's main water supply.

The net was removed as a precaution due to the deluge caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper.

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