Mass die off of fish found in a river in China

New public Ma call our hotline (18837996211) reflected. Subsequently, reporters rushed in New governance Dahe Road and Canton Street intersection Luoyang landscape water found at the scene, about 500 meters of a large number of dead fish floating in the river, there is a maximum weight of 14 pounds. “Here the fish more than 2 years, there have been eight such cases.” Mr. Long said fish farmers helplessly. 

500 meters of a large number of dead fish floating in the river

Reporters rushed to the nearby New governance Dahe Road and Canton Street intersection Luoyang landscape water, not come to place, you see dead fish floating in the water with a layer of white, but not too much. Nearby residents said, this has been fishing in the more than two hours, but there are floats kept up.

The landscape along the river about 500 meters, Dahe reporter saw the river fish are dead, about 5 centimeters. Stood by the river and saw the fish kept surfaced soon float to the fish died.

“I work from 8 am dead fish began fishing the river, and now has nearly three hours, the light fish had about 150 pounds, had to look at the situation in the afternoon fishing, the loss is certainly not small.” The river is responsible for the water Health Lee said he fished all the fish in the vicinity of digging buried, “the sudden death of so many fish, there is definitely a reason for people to eat unsafe, buried the dead fish to the market but also to prevent and reduce pollution. “Lee said.

At the scene, the reporter saw Dahe fish fish farmers would have died scooped onto the tricycle, “certainly can not eat these fish were collected at the focus buried.” Mariculturists Mr. Long frustration that can immediately harvest, it is a pity.

According to the site TUNG said he had fish for nearly four years, and had been all right, then from 2012 to the present, there have been a situation like this about eight times, “This investment has fry ponds more than 20,000, and now the direct loss of at least a few million. “Mr. Dong said the ponds where the fish have died regardless of size, the largest about 14 pounds of fish, fish have a slightly larger loss of 100 yuan.

Water samples and dead fish have been taken away tests did not rule out poisoning

“There have been such cases, although others have been suspected of being poisoned, but are not directly caught too.” Mr. Long analysts say the fish farmers, fish no direct death, but died before floated up from the bottom, it should be is a commonly known as “fishing essence” of the drug. “This drug does not directly kill the fish, but covered with a layer of plastic film equivalent on the water and let the water of oxygen, leading to fish deaths due to lack of oxygen.” Mr. Long said.

At the scene, the reporter interviewed Dahe Luolong Luoyang Municipal Public Security Bureau police the police. “We have were taken upstream and downstream of the two water samples and dead fish samples taken, sent to the relevant departments for testing.” The police said it could not determine if it was intentional poisoning, it could be water pollution caused by specific circumstances have to wait after the test results came out OK. “If indeed someone suspected of poisoning, we will conduct the investigation in accordance with law, be held criminally responsible.” Police said the scene.

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