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Fish Kill Spurs Cleanup of River Polluted for A Century in Spain
2013-08-06 20:25:39| ENR.com: Headline News
The $212-million dredging and treatment operation is funded by the government and the European Union, although a chemical company may also contribute, depending on legal action.
In South Thailand: No fish, no future
2013-08-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Aljazeera: Strung along the coast of southern Thailand is a line of small fishing towns, nestled between the rugged beauty of the Tanaosri Mountains and the once-abundant waters of the Gulf of Thailand. For centuries, the people of Prachuabkirikhan ["the city in the mountains"] have enjoyed a simple lifestyle of hard work, living from the riches of the ocean and their farmlands. But this idyllic existence - which attracts tourists looking for a laid-back beach holiday far from the bars and nightclubs of the...
Extreme Heat Is Killing Off Thousands Of Fish In Alaska
2013-08-06 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Progress: Unusually hot, dry weather in Alaska is wreaking havoc on fisheries, as thousands of fish perish in overheated waters. Last month, 1,100 king salmon died on their way up to the Crystal Lake hatchery due to water temperatures around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and lack of oxygen. Thats the bulk of the 1,800 adult salmon that were expected to return to the hatchery this season. Earlier in the summer, another hatchery lost hundreds of grayling and rainbow trout in a Fairbanks lake where water temperatures...
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Fish die as Alaska temperatures continue to break records
2013-08-03 00:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Alaska's summer heat wave has been pleasant for humans but punitive for some of its fish. Overheated water has been blamed for large die-offs of hatchery trout and salmon stocks in at least two parts of the state as hot, dry weather has set in, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Hundreds of grayling and rainbow trout died in June after being placed in a Fairbanks lake, the department reported. An unusually cold spring caused lake ice to linger much longer than normal, before...
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China heat wave blamed for huge pile of dead fish
2013-08-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Shanghai Daily: THOUSANDS of fish are among the casualties of the scorching heat wave in the city, officials said yesterday, raising fears of river water pollution where some of the dead fish are being dumped. On an average about 1 ton of fish are dying every day since the beginning of July at the Dafeng Fish Farm in Qingpu District, said Liu Kelin, director of the farm which has over 30 ponds spread over 530,000 square meters. The hot weather raises the water temperature which in turn decreases the oxygen content...
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