A major fish kill may have been averted on Norfolk's River Wissey after the
Environment Agency deployed aerators to boost oxygen levels in the
river.
Fisheries officers stepped in after fish including more than 50 large
bream, roach, tench, perch and pike were found dead on Wissey Pools, near the Wissington Sugar Factory.
Tests revealed low oxygen levels, believed to have been caused by low
flows during the ongoing drought. The Wissey is shallow, particularly upstream of the pools where there is a large, silted mere.
The EA has placed aerators near
Wissington bridge and further downstream on the Hilgay village stretch (pictured). Experts are now monitoring oxygen levels in the river daily.
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