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Erosion runoff found following western P.E.I. fish kill

Kevin Yarr | CBC News | Posted: October 12, 2017 7:00 PM | Last Updated: October 12, 2017

Heavy rain fell about the time of the fish kill

Image | Campbellton, PEI fish kill

Caption: Some of the 78 brook trout recovered following the Campbellton fish kill in July. (Province of P.E.I.)

A preliminary report into July's fish kill in the Campbellton, P.E.I., area says investigators found signs of runoff from land upstream from where the dead fish were discovered.
In total, 78 dead brook trout were found in a one-kilometre section of the waterway on July 23.

Image | Campbellton fish kill

Caption: Investigators work their way up the stream. The province says soil engineers worked with landowners to address the erosion issues they found. (Province of P.E.I.)

The report says 23 millimetres of rain had fallen two days previously, and investigators believe the fish had been dead a couple of days.
The province says soil engineers worked with landowners to address the erosion issues they found.

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