An investigation is underneath means after greater than 2,250 brown trout and Atlantic salmon had been discovered lifeless in a river in Co Donegal.
The State company accountable for the safety and conservation of freshwater fish and habitat mentioned the main fish kill incident occurred within the Glenagannon River in Inishowen.
Inland Fisheries Eire was alerted to the fish kill by a member of the general public through its 24-hour confidential hotline quantity on Friday.
It has confirmed that greater than 2,250 juvenile brown trout and Atlantic salmon had been killed.
The fish kill coated about 4 kilometres of the river and comprised a number of 12 months lessons of fish.
Inland Fisheries Eire mentioned it's following a “particular line of inquiry” to find out the trigger, which can lead to authorized proceedings being initiated.
Inland Fisheries Eire’s director of the north-western river basin district Milton Matthews thanked the one that alerted them promptly concerning the incident.
“This enabled our environmental group in Letterkenny to instigate our investigations immediately,” he mentioned.
“This may be essential in figuring out and confirming the underlying reason behind fish kill incidents reminiscent of this one on the Glenagannon River.”
To report fish kills or water air pollution, members of the general public are requested to name Inland Fisheries Eire’s 24-hour hotline on 0818-34 74-24.