Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) and statutory partners are continuing to investigate a significant fish kill in Co Meath where some 900 fish had died.
The incident occurred on the Boycetown River, a tributary of the Boyne River near Trim.
Staff from IFI and Meath County Council attended the impacted location on Wednesday and Thursday (5 and 6 August) and observed fish mortalities over a 2km stretch of the river.
Species of dead fish included some 900 brown trout and a small number of stickleback.
IFI personnel and staff from Meath County Council and the River Basin Management Service attended the scene again on Friday (7 August) and did not find any additional dead fish at the river.
Staff also observed that live fish had already returned to the location where the fish kill occurred.
Water and fish samples taken from the river have been sent for analysis.
IFI has worked with statutory bodies in line with the new national interagency protocol for investigating significant fish kills, and is the lead agency on this case.
An interagency group was convened under the protocol to enable rapid coordination and communication in responding to the Meath incident.
The interagency group held another meeting on Friday to further discuss developments relating to the fish kill.
With the initial investigation concluded, the group has completed its role as the situation appears to have stabilised and does not represent an ongoing threat to fish in the waterbody.
IFI says will continue to liaise with relevant agencies involved, and IFI staff will continue to monitor the river over the weekend and into next week.
Members of the public are advised, as a precautionary measure, not to consume any dead fish found at the Boycetown River.a
