'It's atrocious and shocking that these things are still going on'
Over 10,500 fish have been killed in 12 separate incidents in Irish waterways this year, we can reveal.
Ecologist and author, Padraic Fogarty, says: "It's atrocious and shocking that these things are still going on. Fish kills are acute poisoning of the water, effectively, or the fish get suffocated because the bacteria comes out of the water and the fish can't breathe. Fish kill incidents were also recorded in Cavan’s Lough Ramor and Castle Lake , Dublin’s Tolka and Liffey Valley Park pond , Tipperary’s Kings River in Lough Ennell in Westmeath , Sligo’s Ballisodare River and Donegal’s Skeoge and Crana Rivers .
Mr Fogarty added: "Inland Fisheries Ireland do take a decent number of prosecutions. We need these agencies to be much better equipped to follow up on incidents of pollution and wildlife crime.
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