Could this tiny shrimp stall the Federal Government's plans to frack the Beetaloo Basin?

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Scientists warn the discovery of a tiny, blind, predatory shrimp throughout a key aquifer underlying the rich Northern Territory gas reserve could have significant ramifications for plans to frack the area.

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Scientists are warning the discovery of a tiny, blind, predatory shrimp throughout a key aquifer underlying the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin could have significant ramifications for plans to frack the area.They say it shows water flows quickly through the aquifer and there is a potential contamination riskCSIRO and Charles Darwin University researchers were commissioned to study creatures that live in the area's groundwater — also known as stygofauna.

"There is potential if that groundwater is perturbed, you can perturb the stygofauna, so it's an environment that you have to consider," Dr Rees said. He said more research was needed to further quantify the risk, but funding for that had not yet been secured.

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mpinthemorning prawns rise up against environmental terrorists!

I was expecting a picture of Hunt

ABC News... Let's call it a PRAWN shall we?

For fracking sake, it’s a very risky, uncertain and detrimental way to extract a $!

Gas prices extremely low due to oversupply, there is no need for fracking

Eat them and let’s build gas plants we need jobs not shrimp

No, but the threat of compounding & increasingly irreversible global heating & climate disruption events surely will. Global ecological health was never 'a game' played by head-butting eggheads, spin docs & commentariat, except in crazily backward Murdoch countries like auspol.

Well I hope something does. Fracking shouldbe banned everywhere.

Just bring in Rio Tinto, they will just ignore the environmental groups anyway. 😜

No, but the threat of compounding - extinguishing life & irremediable in short time-frames - global heating & climate disruption events will. Global ecological health was never 'a game' played by head-butting 'experts' - except in crazily backward Murdoch countries like auspol

I sure hope so

Oh I hope so

Nature economic recovery government plans to frack anywhere !!!

What's Jenny's view?

Can’t wait for McMickMack mashup of Barnaby’s carp rant in QT...

Good little shrimpy..!!

Why is the Federal Government still fracking at all The Australian public wants investment in renewable energy

No

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