IN the region of 650 salmon and trout have been killed following a slurry spill in the River Loobagh, Kilmallock.
Inland Fisheries Ireland are investigating after they were notified of the incident on Monday evening.
“Investigations are still ongoing. The anglers have received 650 salmon and trout. There is possibly more. Our staff are on field at the moment. It was traced to a discharge of slurry from a farm,” said Mike Fitzsimons, senior fisheries environment officer, IFI.
“We got there as quickly as we could and proceeded upstream and were able to locate where the discharge came from. Samples have been taken and are currently being analysed,” he added….
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