In New South Wales, Australia, thousands of fish have been found floating dead in lakes and rivers. The heat of the summer Down Under has been responsible for this ecological disaster. The heatwave has been responsible for so much damage that the local government is now thinking of fighting back to help preserve the fish.

The state government has been monitoring the situation since the first batch of rotting fish were found in Lake Hume. They have recently announced a plan to activate 16 battery powered aerators in the drought affected waterways. The idea is to pump oxygen into the rivers to help the fish deal better with the low water levels.

Niall Blair, Minister for regional water said that nothing would stop this fish kill until we get proper river flows and water levels in our dams back up to normal. They are doing everything that they can to limit the damage to the environment.

Considering the hundreds of dead fish that were found floating on Darling River in western New South Wales last week, this may be a science experiment worth taking up for the state government. If they are successful, it may be a new method to save the algal blooms and oxygen starved water ways in the nation during this summer.