Inland Fisheries Ireland expands search into River Blackwater fish kill cause

Inland Fisheries Ireland expands inspections, testing 900 chemicals, as experts suspect chemical exposure behind Ireland’s largest fish kill

One of the fish affected by the recent fish kill in the River Blackwater, Co Cork. The fish would seem to be blind and cant feed as a result. Picture: Dan Linehan

Inland Fisheries Ireland has expanded its search for the cause of Ireland’s largest fish kill.

In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, it said staff had completed more than 110 habitat inspections at 45 locations since the incident was reported on August 11.