County Antrim farmer fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £1,700 in compensation after fish kill incident
A County Antrim farmer has been fined £1,000 and ordered to pay more than £1,700 in compensation after a fish kill incident.A water quality inspector had found agricultural effluent was flowing into the Dunore River in May 2021.
It was found to be coming from a small sheugh after a slurry tank outlet had not been closed properly.Discharges from slurry tanks can destroy fish spawning sites and enrich fungi in rivers, which may starve invertebrates of oxygen.Effluents with high ammonia levels are directly toxic to fish. It was acknowledged in court that Mr Patterson had carried out clean-up activities to prevent further discharges into the Dunore River.Almost 1,500 dead fish were counted by the Department of Agricultural and Environment Fisheries Officers in the days following the spill.Related Topics
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Dunore River: County Antrim farmer fined over fish killMark Patterson, 50, was fined for the incident on the Dunore River in which almost 1,500 fish died.
Read more »
Mark Webber criticises 'ballooned' figures over Alpine's support of Oscar PiastriMark Webber has hit back at Alpine's claim that they have spent 'millions' on developing Oscar Piastri and priming him for a Formula 1 seat.
Read more »
Phil and Julie Neville get matching tattoos to mark important datePhil and Julie Neville get matching tattoos to mark important date with help from David and Victoria Beckham
Read more »
Met Police must learn from ‘appalling mistakes’, Priti Patel warns new commissioner Mark RowleyIn a three-page letter the Home Secretary stresses the need for a 'transformation' of the Met following a host of recent controversies and failings including Sarah Everard’s murder and strip searches of children
Read more »
Richard E Grant shares moving video to mark one year since wife's deathStar Wars' Richard E Grant shares moving video to mark one year since wife Joan's death
Read more »
Elton John and David Furnish mark end of family summer holiday with candid new photoElton John and David Furnish mark the end of their family summer holiday with sweet new photo
Read more »