Dump of spoiled milk leads to fish kill in Iowa
Minnows and small game fish have been found dead in half-mile span in the creek, officials said.
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DNR: VHS detected in Lake Winnebago fish
Most of the fish were sheepshead. VHS has been detected in lakes Michigan and Winnebago for more than a decade.
DNR: Fish winterkill being reported in lakes near Brainerd, Hinckley, Twin Cities
Cold winters with abundant snowfall can lead to fish die-offs and the Minnesota DNR has already taken reports of this process, known as winterkill, occurring in lakes near Brainerd, Hinckley and the Twin Cities area. “While seeing lots of dead fish can be disconcerting, we remind people that winterkill is normal and happens every year
Tyson Foods fined $2 million for causing major Missouri fish kill
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Tyson Foods Inc.’s poultry subsidiary has been ordered to pay a $2 million fine for discharges from a southwest Missouri plant that caused a fish kill. The U.S. Justice Department announced that Tyson also must pay $500,000 for damages and serve two years of probation after pleading guilty in September to two
In Ohio, with spring comes fish-kill possibilities
According to the ODNR Division of Wildlife fisheries biologists, minor fish kills do not significantly impact fish populations or sport fishing opportunities in lakes and reservoirs. Fish kills are fairly common in Ohio, particularly right after ice-out, from late April through mid-June, and during prolonged periods of hot summer weather.
Lab tests indicate massive Iowa fish kill caused by dairy runoff
DYERSVILLE – The Iowa DNR received laboratory results last week confirming that ammonia toxicity in runoff from a dairy was responsible for an October fish kill in Dubuque County. The DNR fisheries report shows 60,278 fish were killed along nearly seven miles of stream, including an unnamed tributary of Hickory Creek, Hickory Creek and Hewitt
Fines handed out after manure spills kill 67,000 fish in Ohio
The operators of three agriculture businesses have been told to pay more than $30,000.
Trout hit hard in Iowa fish-kill incident
Fisheries staff counted approximately 1,260 trout, 673 white suckers and 300 other dead fish.
DNR confirms virus involved in large Lake St. Clair fish kill
Initially, the fish kill was mostly gizzard shad, but now is widening to more species and is likely to affect tens of thousands of fish.
