Mass die off of fish in the Sakarya River, Turkey

Hundreds of fish in the Sakarya River passing through Geyve Alifutapaşa Quarter struck the water as water. Sakarya Governorate Provincial Directorate of Environment and Urbanism, who came to the region on behalf of the citizens who saw the fish, took the samples from the Sakarya River and sent them to the laboratory for examination.

 

Examination of the samples will determine the cause of the ending fish deaths. Geyve Municipality speakers warning the citizens of the Sakarya River stating that it may be dangerous to pick up and eat dead fish.

 

Measures taken by the Provincial Directorate of Environment in the Sakarya River revealed that fish deaths from Pamukova Gökgöz Quarter to Geyve Alifuatpaşa Quarter were encountered and the oxygen ratio in the river was low. Pamukova Mekece District in the Sakarya River due to water impoundment at the threshold of the water level has been said to fall too far.

Courtesy of haberler.com

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