MASS DEATH OF FISH IN PEENE, GERMANY: POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING

Jude Sat 05 Sep 2015, 00:39

Anklam. When searching for the cause of a mass extinction of fish in the Peene near Anklam, investigators have a first track. On Monday evening, a sewer pipe was discovered from the raft a strong odor of ethanol liquid. The pipe had been taken off and samples, a spokesman for the Water Police Wolgast said Tuesday. Let there be determined on suspicion of such pollution against persons unknown.

The samples were sent to a laboratory. Must be clarified whether the introduction of this fluid is the cause of the fish kill or possibly but season-related oxygen deficiency to the death of thousands of fish have led. Dead fish are upstream and downstream of the discharge point has been found, as the spokesman further said. The district administration said on Monday from a fish kill "massive scale". Thousands fish exaggerated dead on the Peene or wrestled dying breath, including meter long pike, strong walleye, perch and other species.
(dpa)

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