I herd the other week csbp dropped 160t of fertiliser in the sound and the same day  by chance fisheries called me so I asked the same question and the guy on the other end said the same so what the F so when are these pricks going to be held accountable 

 What would you expect.  They are part of Westfarmers, proft before anything else.

 It's a shame

I am an Environmental Advisor for a construction company and one thing I notice very quickly is the language documents use. Non-binding language is often used by consultants that do not want to put their name to a definitive answer, usually when unsure or when the cost of being incorrect is high.

The Cockburn Sound fish kill was MOST LIKELY caused by a bloom of microscopic algae.

To me this is admitting that the cause is not definitively known and is a scape clause if another reason emerges down the track.

for sure.
Always wonder what happens in the back ground with stuff like this, do the agency's doing the investigation know too well who's responsible, and the responsible know too well they are responsible....but between them and state government there's nothing to gain by tackling such a large company.....minor spill unlike to occur on a regular basis... Not enough evidence etc or just too expensive.
I remember an article in western angler years ago were the story was on why we build industrial areas so close to such a precious and special system, all too late now, can only get worse.....but lets hope not.

 So here's the next question.  Would any of the Snapper Guardians who've contributed through public funding want to see the baby snaps released into Cockburn Sound? 

Yes it's a shame to see quality Snapper biomass lost such as we've just witnessed.  IMO those fish should be put elsewhere. .. not Cockburn. 

How many members of this web site are FIFO ? now ask the obvious question = when you are due to fly back to site you are required to attend a medical for D & A testing and most if not all times the result is provided very quickly and you are told fly or no fly. Please explain to me why it took so long to collate and deliver a bulldust answer we all suspect is wrong and NO One is prepared to be honest. Sometime in the not too distant future a very "upset" ex employee from along "the strip" will blow the whistle on the event. The whole smoke and mirrors effect beggers beliefe in the technology driven World we all live in.

I don't work "down the strip" I am not a fisheries scientist I am a lecturer at TAFE I am also very suspicious of the whole events and answers so far. Money talks and profits control events. I feel very sorry for people who make a living from commercial fishing including Al Bevan who have played by every rule in the book to enjoy and protect what we have. In my opinion too little too late by all Government departments almost as if some back ground cover up was happening from the first day fish deaths were reported.

Sorry to see such an incredible resource slowly being destroyed for share holders profits or political gain.

The above comment is my own opinion and in no way reflects the opinions on this web by the site owner or other users. 

 Well said redfinman

Have a read at what I found on "Algal Blooms" sounds like C/Sound had something completely diffrent in my opinion.

http://sbeta.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/red-tide-outbreak-on-garden-route-1960884

http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/2015/12/16/Red-tide-hits-popular-Garden-Route-tourist-spots