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Ian Cloke
Guest
THE extreme heat has claimed the lives of hundreds of fish in the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal.
Dead fish have been seen on a two-and-a-half mile stretch from Elton reservoir in Bury to Ladyshore in Little Lever.
Joanne Sheppard, spokesman for the Environment Agency, said it was not uncommon for fish to die at this time of year: "The hot weather has caused the water temperature to go up and the oxygen levels have gone down. The water levels are shallow and in this weather the fish will suffer."
Dead fish have been seen on a two-and-a-half mile stretch from Elton reservoir in Bury to Ladyshore in Little Lever.
Joanne Sheppard, spokesman for the Environment Agency, said it was not uncommon for fish to die at this time of year: "The hot weather has caused the water temperature to go up and the oxygen levels have gone down. The water levels are shallow and in this weather the fish will suffer."