Boat wash on wheels aims to stop invasive species in their tracks in N.S.

The free, mobile boat-cleaning service offered by the Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council is intended to protect the province's lakes and rivers from non-native plants and organisms that could ...

Florida’s 1,100 natural springs are under threat – a geographer explains how to restore them

Florida’s springs are a window into the state’s groundwater system. Revitalizing them will require multiple solutions ...
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Fish Tank Mistakes That Can Kill Your Aquarium Fish

There is something enchanting about a fish tank. The glowing water bathed in light, the soft susurration of bubbles ascending, and the small fins waving gracefully it is like you've brought a snippet ...
Bay Nature

Fish Kill at Clear Lake Reveals a Seven-Foot Sturgeon Surprise

I saw literally every species of fish found in the lake,” except for the Clear Lake tule perch, Santana says. The ...
The Irish Times

Agency investigating Blackwater fish kill says its powers ‘too weak’ to deter offenders

The head of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has said the agency’s powers are too weak to deter polluters or respond effectively to pollution incidents. Barry Fox, IFI chief executive, said his officers ...
Irish Examiner

Blackwater fish kill: Angling clubs 'appalled' at report's failure to find culprit

A multi-agency taskforce’s failure to identify a culprit for the State’s biggest fish kill has been described as “shocking and unacceptable”. The taskforce's 102-page report said that, despite ...
The Irish Times

Inland Fisheries Ireland concedes it will never catch Blackwater fish-kill perpetrator

The chances of identifying and securing a prosecution against those responsible for a pollution incident which killed over 30,000 fish in the River Blackwater over a month ago have gone, Inland ...
Irish Examiner

Cork angling clubs to set up pollution monitoring systems in wake of River Blackwater fish kill

Angling clubs along Cork's River Blackwater impacted by the largest fish kill in the history of the State are going to install their own pollution monitoring systems, having lost faith in the agencies ...
RTE Online

IFI preparing file for prosecution in 'significant' fish kill in Co Cavan

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has said it is preparing a file with a view to bringing a prosecution in relation to what it has described as a "significant" fish kill in Co Cavan this summer. More ...
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Fish kills unlikely with drought and algal bloom

Often called a Harmful Algal Bloom, the Lake Erie blooms of blue-green algae (also known as cyanobacteria) can produce the liver toxin microcystin. Algal blooms pose risks to people and animals, ...
Independent.ie

Major probe of Cork fish kill wraps up inconclusively – no cause can be established

The inter-agency group created to investigate the horrific fish kill on the River Blackwater in Mallow has concluded its investigation and said it has not identified the reason for the kill. The ...