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24/03/2003
Pig slurry blamed over Co Antrim fish kill
A spillage of pig slurry is being blamed for thousands of dead fish being washed onto the shores of a Co Antrim river.
It is the second time in two years the two-mile stretch of Inver River at Larne has been affected.
The carcasses of many salmon and trout have been recovered from the river with local anglers and officials at the Fisheries Conservancy Board saying they believe the incident to be the cause of pig slurry.
A local company was fined for causing the pollution after the last incident in May 2001.
(MB)
It is the second time in two years the two-mile stretch of Inver River at Larne has been affected.
The carcasses of many salmon and trout have been recovered from the river with local anglers and officials at the Fisheries Conservancy Board saying they believe the incident to be the cause of pig slurry.
A local company was fined for causing the pollution after the last incident in May 2001.
(MB)
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