Fish saved by quick
fin-king
Published Date:
22 October 2008
ENVIRONMENT officers were praised for their quick thinking after preventing the loss of more fish when oxygen became starved from the water.
Even though it is estimated that more than 300 fish died in Whittlesey’s Moreton’s Leam Watercourse, hundreds more were saved when the Environment Agency Fisheries team stepped in.
They were able to respond quickly to the situation following phone calls from a lock keeper, and a member of the public.
The agency’s environment management team leader Manfai Tang said: “More deaths were prevented by our prompt response, which only happened due to a quick report made by a member of the public.”
Within half an hour of receiving the call, the Environment Agency Fisheries team was on its way to the site with oxygenating equipment to save the fish.
It was found that low pressure during thunderstorms, which removed oxygen from the water.
Environment Agency Fisheries Officers used oxygenating equipment to increase the oxygen levels, and follow-up tests showed the oxygen levels had returned to normal.
The incident happened in September but details have only just been released by the Environment Agency.
The full article contains 194 words and appears in Peterborough ET newspaper.
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Last Updated:
21 October 2008 10:59 AM
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Source:
Peterborough ET
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Location:
Peterborough
