‘Devastation’ on Co Antrim River as More Than 1,000 Brown Trout Lost in Fish Kill

21st May 2024

Dead fish in the Four Mile Burn, a tributary of the Six Mile Water in Co Antrim Credit: Antrim and District Angling Association

More than 1,000 brown trout have been lost in a major fish kill on a Co Antrim river, as BBC News reports.

On Friday (17 May), Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) confirmed the incident resulting from slurry pollution of the Four Mile Burn, a tributary of the Six Mile Water.

Local anglers believe the fish kill is agriculture-related, with Antrim and District Angling Association president John Mitchell adding: “It’s just devastation, the whole tributary is dead.”

BBC News has much more on the story HERE.

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