Oxygen sharp reduction blamed for fish deaths in Binh PhuocSharp reduction of oxygen is blamed for the death of over 20 tonnes of fish at Binh Ha 1 Dam’s reservoir in the southern province of Binh Phuoc’s Da Kia Commune since Monday. Previously, authorised agencies in Binh Phuoc took samples of dead fish to investigate the cause of the dead fish. Fish owner Duong Van Cu, who had signed a contract with Binh Phuoc Irrigation Services Co., Ltd to hire the dam’s reservoir to breed fish, said he had seen several dead fish starting Monday night. Cu said the dead fish were mainly freshwater catfish (Hemibagrus guttatus), weighing some 700gm to 3kg each, that he was harvesting. Local authorities too supported Cu in taking the dead fish from the reservoir to gardens so that they could be composted into fertilisers.

Source: VietNamNet News April 26, 2018 12:00 UTC