Overview

• Authorities issued a public-health notice for Onslow Beach after residents reported hundreds of dead puffer fish between Beadon Creek and Four Mile Creek.
• People are urged to keep dogs leashed, avoid contact with carcasses, and report sightings so the Shire of Ashburton can remove them.
• DPIRD is investigating the fish kill and says a single-species event would likely rule out pollution or an algal bloom, pending species verification.
• An unusually large red-bell jellyfish bloom has spread across beaches near Port Hedland, Cape Lambert, and Dampier for weeks, creating stinging hazards and littering shorelines.
• Pilbara Ports warned marine pilots that jellyfish are clogging seawater intakes, with vessels experiencing engine slowdowns, and tour operators in Dampier have canceled outings due to unsafe conditions.