This is what I was seeing good sized fish and lots of them .

nuclear sub in the area? its a bloody shame

 Is it's guts coming out of it's arse?

 None of them showed signs of beeing  caught I picked a couple up to see if they had hook marks but couldn't see any did think about some free cray bait thou but prolly still get nailed if caught with them . Penguin island great white will have a smog as board . 

 I would check with fisheries (Fish Watch) so that they can come and check it out. 

maybe they had there last root and died off old age .they all cant live forever ,would be more concerned if there were small pinkies dead

 What a way to go f*** yourself to death 

 :(

 Blowies. Eels also. All heading towards coat hanger. Not good. Eels bottom dwellers. Can't be netter got to be poison. Fisheries I beilieve have picked up some for testing.

 Lot of people squidding there today hope they don't get sick if they caught any ?? 

The answer to what is killing the sea life in the sound will be interesting.

 So were the squid around or nothing to be seen ? 

 Moking and I was in the area ..... Some of us caught more squid than others !!!!!!! But we saw lots of dead fish from black ass cod to blowies .... I saw three ships in the channel just hope they didn't drop any polutated  ballist water ?????

 Not sure I'd be eating them squid until it's known what's caused this mass murder .

 Was only three days ago coming in on the same coarse that I saw a huge ball of healthy looking snapper around the size as all the dead ones I saw today .. Very sad !! 

 Like the so called little spill that just about wiped out the scallops a few years ago.....made some of the bottom resemble a desert 

 Have been sulphur bay all the way to navy makers?? Mmm unsure. Eels has to be rocky area. Man made areas. Also dead Dhue near big bridge. They can't blame Rex hunt for kissing fish this time.

 Musta been some dodgy charlie sheen pinky going around squirting some questionable reproductive juices and they all got hiv. Sad to see fish dying especially after such an awsome season. Dead fish is what you'd expect in the river not the ocean. Hope it gets sorted quick smart

The reports are very concerning, and I hope the findings are linked to a natural event/cause.

I did quickly Google fish kills, and the majority are caused by depleted oxygen in the water. However, you would not think low oxygen levels in a water body such as the sound would be a factor?

Ok DoF time to earn the pay, what is killing these prime fish in Cockburn Sound and possibly beyond.

A lot of people want answers ASAP and you have the resources (what a name to use for staff) lets see just how good the tech troopies are at problem solving.

 Now they have suicide fish too, pricks.

in all seriousness, hopefully it's not a spill of some kind, do fisheries read and contribute to this site or is it up to us to research their websites to find the answer? Would be great if they actually publicised their findings on here to keep us all informed.

All concerned FW members should send an Email to DoF requesting just that, their results of an investigation into the deaths of these iconic fish should be published on vested parties web sites and in the local news papers.

Does anyone know if any of the local tv news people are aware of what has/is happening in the sound.

I haven't seen any news stories on the TV about it.

 Seeing a lot of good size coral trout dead and floating up here near Gourdon Bay just south of Broome. Very strange.

 The testing lab is probably onto it.  If this happened like every one said yesterday, they have most likely got samples and sent it to their labs (not sure where they are). It's not like CSI where testing is done in a few hours/minutes.  Also need to factor in whether the labs are manned on the weekend/after hours. Testing for bacterial or viral causes can take several days.  Testing for environmental causes also may take a few days.  To gather all the facts is important, to do it correctly more so, to give the correct cause.  Unlike all the so called experts on here giving/posting their thoughts on the cause with no evidence based testing, we wish it was that simple.

How would you react if they said it was a natural occurrence due to cold water, then three days later they find out it was a result of a few bags of cyanide that fell off a boat.

 We will all know soon, just give the scientists time to do their work diligently.

They are probably working on it.  Not every one works 5pm-9am, these testing facilities included.

 The fish were fisrt discovered 4 days ago floating on the surface.

Water samples have been taken, and the local mussel farmer has been given the all clear to keep harvesting.

I am with  Howard George desal plant, or navy related in my opinion 

I dont have as much faith in the system as you M Yoni, I dont think the general public would get the truth anyway!!!

You are after cray bait, you go out in Cockburn sound and net (dab net) a pile of these dead floating snapper to use as cray bait. Are they safe to use as cray bait.

Are you breaking any laws, the fish are dead, when they wash up on the beach they will create a smelly problem for the local council. As they float around it's possible Mr great white may snack on a couple, will he die, and can this "event" cause a mass die off of great white sharks if they get the word of an easy meal in the sound.

Oh the ramifications the ramifications.

Sorry guys, it's a bloody tragedy all joking aside.

 I'm going out now into Cockburn Sound( Southern End) will take pic's if any dead snapper floating around.

Have also got the mobile number to contact Fisheries, and I will bring back dead snapper. I don't have a problem explaining why I have dead snapper on board!

Exactly I thought justice was those charging you with a crime had to have good, circumstantial evidence and the case had to proved beyond reasonable doubt for you to be convicted of a crime.
From the pics I have seen you can easily see that the fish have been dead for some time.
You ask a couple of good questions crasny 1 which need to be answered.