There’s been a major fish kill on a tributary of the Sinking River near Dunmore which flows into the Clare River.
The stream in question, known as the Yellow River, is an important spawning and nursery habitat for young trout and salmon.
Inland Fisheries Ireland is currently investigating the fish kill on the Yellow River
Staff were notified over the last few days and an immediate inspection revealed large numbers of dead fish, including crayfish, over one kilometre downstream.
Staff traced the source of the pollution to silage effluent leaking from a silage pit on a farm in the area
Samples and photographs were taken, and it’s likely a prosecution will be taken in light of the severe nature of the pollution….
Connaught Tribune 20/06/2016 Read the article ‘Prosecution likely after major fish kill near Dunmore’
