Fish kill on River Moy near Banada

The North Western Regional Fisheries Board is investigating a fish kill in Co Sligo that happened yesterday Sept. 9. Over 3.000 trout and juvenile salmon are estimated to have been killed in the River Moy at Banada. The source of the problem has been traced to the Tobercurry stream which joins the Moy about 3 miles upstream of Banada.

Fisheries Board staff are continuing to check the river to try to establish the cause of the kill.