Thousands of dead fish have washed up along the foreshore at Moana Beach. Source: adelaidenow <\/p>\n
THOUSANDS of dead fish found washed up on Adelaide's southern beaches this morning may have been dead for some time. <\/p>\n
Southern suburbs residents have reported the small fish, about two inches in length, across long stretches of sand at Moana, Moana South, O'Sullivans Beach and Christies Beach. <\/p>\n
Biosecurity SA is investigating the cause of the deaths but the incident is likely to have been caused by heat. <\/p>\n
Seaford Rise resident Phyl Gava said the stretch of beach affected runs from Moana to Maslin Beach. <\/p>\n
It's not known why scores of fish have ended up dead on Adelaide's southern beaches. <\/p>\n
Ms Gava, who has been walking the beach for over 17 years, said she has never seen anything like this. <\/p>\n
Biosecurity SA said the cause of the death is likely to be heat, as was the case with similar incidents on the Eyre Peninsula earlier this month. <\/p>\n
Dead fish litter the foreshore at Moana Beach. Picture: Roger Wyman <\/p>\n
Spokesman Ken Pearce said many of the fish, mainly leatherjackets, are already partially decomposed. <\/p>\n
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