Questions remain over October Belongil Creek fish kill

Questions remain over October Belongil Creek fish kill

Tallow Creek fish kill. Photo Dailan Pugh. The artificial opening of the Belongil Creek, an Intermittently Closed and Open Lake and Lagoon (ICOLL), on Monday, 12 October led to yet another significant fish kill with locals and vistors advised to avoid the area and not swim nearby. Community members are calling on Byron Shire Council (BSC) and other associated bodies to ‘explain why the opening was considered necessary, what operational maintenan…