‘Hundreds’ of Juvenile Salmon Lost in Fish Kill on Co Armagh River

24th October 2023

A dead juvenile salmon in the Corkley River near Keady where a slurry spill is being investigated Credit: Armagh Angling Club/Facebook

Local anglers have said it could take years for stocks to recover after a major fish kill in a Northern Ireland river.

According to BBC News, it’s believed hundreds of juvenile salmon were lost as a result of a slurry spill affecting a mile-long stretch of the Corkley River near Keady in Co Armagh, which was reported on Saturday (21 October).

The river, a tributary of the Callan which feeds into the Blackwater and ultimately Lough Neagh, is known to be a spawning and nursery ground for salmon and trout as well as Lough Neagh trout or dollaghan.

BBC News has more on the story HERE.

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