GEOLOGICAL UPHEAVAL: Hawaii's Only Alpine Lake Is Now Shrinking At An Alarming And "Unprecedented" Rate - Lake Waiau Is ALMOST GONE!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 08, 2013 - HAWAII </span></b>- Lake Waiau, the tiny lake that sits at 13,000 ft. above sea level near the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island, is almost entirely gone.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yitzcBKsfkI/UnzaaLIWQbI/AAAAAAABNb8/_L5yWyE4CGc/s1600/lakewaiau01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yitzcBKsfkI/UnzaaLIWQbI/AAAAAAABNb8/_L5yWyE4CGc/s1600/lakewaiau01.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">USGS Photo, looking north, at what remained of Lake Waiau on September 26, 2013. The water area was just<br />15 meters (yards) wide at this time. Prior to 2010, the lake occupied the entirety of the now-dry lake bed, <br />which is about 100 meters (yards) wide. The astronomical telescopes at the summit off <br />Mauna Kea are visible on the skyline</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Aloha State’s only alpine lake has been shrinking at an “alarming” rate since 2010, say scientists with the United State Geological Survey. Rangers with the Office of Mauna Kea Management, working with the Department of Land and Natural Resources’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife – which manages the Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve where the lake is located – have been monitoring the lake closely and have tracked this remarkable reduction in the lake size with repeat photography. The changes have also been documented by cultural practitioners and environmentalists. The images of the unique lake slowly disappearing have been startling to long time visitors to the top of the mountain.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D7UCqqLA5HU/UnzaqDhC5NI/AAAAAAABNcE/436GXszzBWQ/s1600/lakewaiau02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D7UCqqLA5HU/UnzaqDhC5NI/AAAAAAABNcE/436GXszzBWQ/s1600/lakewaiau02.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">USGS photo.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In its weekly Volcano Watch article, scientists with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory discuss the vanishing lake, reporting that they have recently been watching these changes, as well. After all, Mauna Kea was once an active volcano. <br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>“The results are compelling. Prior to 2010, the lake surface area fluctuated between about 5,000 and 7,000 m2 (1.2-1.7 acres), with the variability presumably due to recharge from winter storms balanced by loss due to evaporation. Sometime in early 2010, however, the lake surface area began to shrink and, by late September 2013, had declined to just 115 m2 (0.03 acres) – that is, about 2% of its normal surface area.<br /><br />Geography professor Donna Delparte, formerly of University of Hawai`i at Hilo and now at Idaho State University, has also been monitoring the recent changes. Her group has made detailed measurements of lake geometry using advanced techniques, such as laser scanning and photogrammetry. Prior to 2010, the maximum depth of the lake was about 3 m (yards), but today the lake is less than 30 cm (1 foot) deep. This means that the current volume of the lake is less than 1% of its normal (pre-2010) value.<br /><br />Using air photos to extend the time series of lake surface area back to the 1950s, we see no other drops of such scale. Historical photographs taken through the last hundred years, and written reports going back to the early 1800s, give no indication of the lake ever being as small as it is today. This suggests that the current reduction in size is unprecedented in modern times, but we cannot say this with absolute certainty, because there were large time gaps between the recorded observations in the 1800s and early 1900s. Nevertheless, the reduction in lake size that we see today appears to be highly unusual. ”</i></blockquote><br />Some Native Hawaiians who frequent Mauna Kea and feel spiritually connected to the sacred mountain have wondered if the shrinking lake is a sign that the mountain is in peril. Many of the practitioners who visit the lake oppose the development of the summit for astronomy purposes. Pua Case and her ohana have been visiting the lake on a near monthly basis, photographing the changes and posting to Facebook. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TnvagClSKK4/Unza5ZY17OI/AAAAAAABNcU/Edxf1Hll0es/s1600/lakewaiau03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TnvagClSKK4/Unza5ZY17OI/AAAAAAABNcU/Edxf1Hll0es/s1600/lakewaiau03.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A September photo shows Pua Case and her cousin Kanoe, who is seen kneeling by the vanishing<br />lake with spring water brought from Hilo, a gesture to “start to refill the lake”.  </td></tr></tbody></table><br />In one message, Case wrote:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>words written by my cousin Kanoe that I too believe in and will stand by, words of truth:Extreme decrease of our waters upon our Mauna, at lake Waiau, began in 2010. In three years time it has been rapidly dissipating, disappearing. Revelation was given that our kupuna who reside there would be leaving for there is no way that the spirits can dwell in this kind of capacity of overwhelming development. I believe in our kupuna, I believe! I will not leave them. We will stand with them until the time comes when they tell us otherwise! Me Ke aloha nui nui!Perhaps All will be restored when the mauna is in balance once again! I have much hope and I believe!</i>  </blockquote><br />The USGS is considering the shrinking lake as a symptom of a another change on the mountain. <br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>“An obvious culprit would be the ongoing drought in Hawai`i that began in 2008. The Mauna Kea visitor center weather station shows very little precipitation for several consecutive months in early 2010, which may have been a trigger for the level drop that was sustained by low precipitation over the subsequent few years. The National Drought Mitigation Center shows that the drought across Hawai`i intensified in early 2010, consistent with this local weather data.<br /><br />Could other factors be contributing to the potentially unprecedented nature of these changes? Lake Waiau is a “perched” water body, in which water is held in a depression by an impermeable substrate. This substrate consists of layers of silty clay, interbedded with ash layers, and it has been proposed that permafrost also underlies the lake.<br /><br />It has also been proposed that permafrost surrounds the lake and provides a catchment that directs water into the lake. Could changes in the presumed permafrost have altered the water balance in the lake over the past few years? So far, there is no hard evidence to support this possibility, but we cannot yet count it out. We simply don’t know at this point, and more research needs to be done.”</i></blockquote><br />The USGS asks that if you have historical photos of the lake that you are willing to share, please contact HVO (askHVO@usgs.gov).<br /><br /><blockquote><i>“Given its cultural significance and its uniqueness, the disappearance of Lake Waiau would be a great loss for Hawai`i. The future is far from certain for Lake Waiau, and DLNR, rangers, and scientists will continue to watch this situation closely.” </i></blockquote><br />- <a href="http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2013/11/07/hawaiis-only-alpine-lake-shrinking-almost-gone/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Big Island Video News</b></span></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

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November 08, 2013 - HAWAII - Lake Waiau, the tiny lake that sits at 13,000 ft. above sea level near the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island, is almost entirely gone.USGS Photo, looking north, at what remained of Lake Waiau on September 26, 2013. The…

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THE WAR ON MOTHER NATURE: Africa's Western Black Rhino Has Been Officially Declared Extinct - Africa's Northern White Rhino And Asia's Javan Rhino Are "Teetering On The Brink Of Extinction!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 08, 2013 - AFRICA </span></b>- Africa's western black rhino is now officially extinct according the latest review of animals and plants by the world's largest conservation network. <br /><div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph2"><br />The subspecies of the black rhino -- which is classified as "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) <a href="http://www.iucnredlist.org/" target="_blank">Red List of Threatened Species</a> -- was last seen in western Africa in 2006.<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--p4UxGpKiJs/UnzTvPZW61I/AAAAAAABNa0/7hkxw09Yvus/s1600/blackrhino01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--p4UxGpKiJs/UnzTvPZW61I/AAAAAAABNa0/7hkxw09Yvus/s1600/blackrhino01.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poaching and lack of conservation have made a subspecies of Africa's black rhino (pictured) extinct. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph3"><br />The IUCN warns that other rhinos could follow saying Africa's northern white rhino is "teetering on the brink of extinction" while Asia's Javan rhino is "making its last stand" due to continued poaching and lack of conservation.</div><br />"In the case of the western black rhino and the northern white rhino the situation could have had very different results if the suggested conservation measures had been implemented," Simon Stuart, chair of the IUCN species survival commission said in a statement.<br /><br /><div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph6">"These measures must be strengthened now, specifically managing habitats in order to improve performance, preventing other rhinos from fading into extinction," Stuart added.</div><div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph7"><br />The <a href="http://www.iucn.org/" target="_blank">IUCN</a> points to conservation efforts which have paid off for the southern white rhino subspecies which have seen populations rise from less than 100 at the end of the 19th century to an estimated wild population of 20,000 today.<br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2xX3a2TZAqE/UnzT_8CQOQI/AAAAAAABNbE/xZEd9INw4C0/s1600/blackrhino02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2xX3a2TZAqE/UnzT_8CQOQI/AAAAAAABNbE/xZEd9INw4C0/s1600/blackrhino02.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Africa's northern white rhino is "teetering on the brink of extinction" according to the lastest IUCN Red List</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Another success can be seen with the <a href="http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/7961/0" target="_blank">Przewalski's Horse</a> which was listed as "extinct in the wild" in 1996 but now, thanks to a captive breeding program, has an estimated population of 300.<br /><br /><div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph10">The latest update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reviews more than 60,000 species, concluding that 25% of mammals on the list are at risk of extinction.</div><div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph11"><br />Many plants are also under threat, say the IUCN.</div><div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph12"><br />Populations of Chinese fir, a conifer which was once widespread throughout China and Vietnam, is being threatened by the expansion of intensive agriculture according to the IUCN.<br /><br /></div><div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph13"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A9UE7_a2n60/UnzUHvZ0UaI/AAAAAAABNbM/0V80cZC3XaU/s1600/blackrhino03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A9UE7_a2n60/UnzUHvZ0UaI/AAAAAAABNbM/0V80cZC3XaU/s1600/blackrhino03.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In 1996 the Przewalski's Horse was listed as "extinct in the wild." But thanks to a captive breeding <br />program its population has risen to around 300, say the IUCN.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C2Pcztqqky8/UnzUH-Ur40I/AAAAAAABNbQ/Qc30hzymSGY/s1600/blackrhino04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C2Pcztqqky8/UnzUH-Ur40I/AAAAAAABNbQ/Qc30hzymSGY/s1600/blackrhino04.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Coco de Mer has been "uplisted" from vulnerable to endangered due to increased fires<br /> and illegal havesting f its kernels.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WxAV2fY8TKc/UnzUH58E09I/AAAAAAABNbY/yvU0R_C0M30/s1600/blackrhino05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WxAV2fY8TKc/UnzUH58E09I/AAAAAAABNbY/yvU0R_C0M30/s1600/blackrhino05.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The summers' poison frog is a recently discovered amphibian which is classified as endangered. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UOlk5uI_o_U/UnzUIb_LoPI/AAAAAAABNbg/v1TTdliQOPg/s1600/blackrhino06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UOlk5uI_o_U/UnzUIb_LoPI/AAAAAAABNbg/v1TTdliQOPg/s1600/blackrhino06.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The blessed poison frog is currently listed as vulnerable, say the IUCN.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />A type of yew tree (<a href="http://data.gbif.org/welcome.htm" target="_blank">taxus contorta</a>) found in Asia which is used to produce Taxol (a chemotherapy drug) has been reclassified from "vulnerable" to "endangered" on the IUCN Red List, as has the <a href="http://www.bgci.org/ourwork/coco_de_mer/" target="_blank">Coco de Mer</a> -- a palm tree found in the Seychelles islands -- which is at risk from fires and illegal harvesting of its kernels.</div><div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph14"><br />Recent studies of 79 tropical plants in the Indian Ocean archipelago revealed that more than three quarters of them were at risk of extinction.</div><div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph15"><br />In the oceans, the IUCN reports that five out of eight tuna species are now "threatened" or "near threatened," while 26 recently-discovered amphibians have been added to the Red List including the "blessed poison frog" (classified as vulnerable) while the "summers' poison frog" is endangered.</div><div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph16"><br />"This update offers both good and bad news on the status of many species around the world," Jane Smart, director of IUCN's global species program said in a statement.</div><div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph17"><br />"We have the knowledge that conservation works if executed in a timely manner, yet, without strong political will in combination with targeted efforts and resources, the wonders of nature and the services it provides can be lost forever." - <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/10/world/africa/rhino-extinct-species-report/index.html?sr=sharebar_facebook"><span style="color: orange;"><b>CNN</b></span></a>.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

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November 08, 2013 - AFRICA - Africa's western black rhino is now officially extinct according the latest review of animals and plants by the world's largest conservation network. The subspecies of the black rhino -- which is classified as "critica…

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WAR ON MOTHER NATURE: Mass Fish Die-Off - Disturbing Photos Of 10,000 Dead Fish Show What Happens When Waste Is Dumped Into A Lake In Shenzhen, China!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 06, 2013 - CHINA </span></b>- More than 10,000 fish were found dead near a sewage drain in a lake in the southern Chinese city of <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=shenzhen+cn&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x3403f408d0e15291:0xfdee550db79280c9,Shenzhen,+Guangdong,+China&gl=us&ei=ROl4UtKVEqPfsATqmoKQDw&ved=0CLIBELYD">Shenzhen</a>.<br /><br />This is not the first time this has happened in Shenzen — <a href="http://english.cri.cn/6909/2012/05/03/2821s697139.htm">last year</a> 50,00 fish were found floating in a pond near an industrial area last year — and it won't be the last as long as sewage and industrial waste are <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/china-water-pollution-2013-3">routinely dumped</a> into Chinese rivers and lakes.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4kBvzLw2dDc/UnsBXuk75aI/AAAAAAABNSU/h2Ih2Iqlb60/s1600/chinadeadfish01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4kBvzLw2dDc/UnsBXuk75aI/AAAAAAABNSU/h2Ih2Iqlb60/s1600/chinadeadfish01.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Workers collect dead fish at a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, November 5, 2013.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KedTLdJyHgo/UnsBbcdOFnI/AAAAAAABNSk/zCX9ftzbxrI/s1600/chinadeadfish02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KedTLdJyHgo/UnsBbcdOFnI/AAAAAAABNSk/zCX9ftzbxrI/s1600/chinadeadfish02.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">orkers collect dead fish at a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, November 5, 2013.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UeDTlYQwq4E/UnsBYT1X6YI/AAAAAAABNSc/UazlJg63YTQ/s1600/chinadeadfish03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UeDTlYQwq4E/UnsBYT1X6YI/AAAAAAABNSc/UazlJg63YTQ/s1600/chinadeadfish03.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dead fish are seen at a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, November 5, 2013.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Shenzen is also the site of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-street-vendors-use-gutter-oil-2013-10">"gutter oil" street food</a>.<br /><br />- <span style="color: orange;"><b>Business Insider</b></span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

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November 06, 2013 - CHINA - More than 10,000 fish were found dead near a sewage drain in a lake in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.This is not the first time this has happened in Shenzen — last year 50,00 fish were found floating in a pond near…

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MASS FISH DIE-OFF: Hundreds Of Dead Fish Found In A Creek In Bargara, Australia?!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 05, 2013 - AUSTRALIA </span></b>- The flood gates have once again opened on the topic of fish kills in the regions waterways after hundreds of dead fish were removed from Moneys Creek at Bargara. <br /><br />Bundaberg Regional Council crews arrived at Moneys Creek early yesterday morning as part of a scheduled opening of the lagoon, which occurs once a month. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oBcREaQbGFE/UnlMsJRIWJI/AAAAAAABNFU/lgFiRazFrnc/s1600/australiadeadfish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oBcREaQbGFE/UnlMsJRIWJI/AAAAAAABNFU/lgFiRazFrnc/s1600/australiadeadfish.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FISH KILL: A large portion of dead fish have been found in the Bargara area near Moneys Creek. <br />Photo: Zach Hogg / NewsMail Zach Hogg <b><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Division 5 representative Greg Barnes said while on site, crews worked quickly to clear away between 500 and 600 dead fish from the backwater. <br /><br />"Humid weather conditions over the weekend, combined with a lack of rain and subsequent low oxygen levels in the water are believed to be the cause of death," he said. <br /><br />"Council is concerned that freshwater from upstream Moneys Creek isn't reaching the backwater with a small dam pumping the water to a nearby private property. <br /><br />"Crews will inspect the site again tomorrow morning (today) and council will continue to monitor the situation moving forward and has sought the advice of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)." <br /><br />Cr Barnes said the council had previously organised an unscheduled opening of the lagoon between October 16 and 18 after being alerted to the low water levels by nearby residents. <br /><br />"This gave the lagoon a reasonable flush and re-oxygenated the water," he said. <br /><br />"I received another request for an unscheduled lagoon opening on October 29, however, due to the high cost associated with opening and closing the lagoon, approximately $4000 each time, and its popularity as a recreational spot for swimmers on weekends, council decided to leave it until the next scheduled opening, which was this morning (yesterday)." <br /><br />The gates will remain open until Thursday morning with the next opening scheduled for Monday, December 2.  - <a href="http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/moneys-creek-fish-kill-referred-epa/2073447/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>News Mail</b></span></a>.<br /><br /><br /></div>

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November 05, 2013 - AUSTRALIA - The flood gates have once again opened on the topic of fish kills in the regions waterways after hundreds of dead fish were removed from Moneys Creek at Bargara. Bundaberg Regional Council crews arrived at Moneys Creek…

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