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| Thousands of fish killed in river | Thousands of fish killed in river |
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| Thousands of fish have been killed by pollutants along a 12-mile stretch of a river in County Antrim. | Thousands of fish have been killed by pollutants along a 12-mile stretch of a river in County Antrim. |
| Anglers are warning that fish stocks in the Ballymartin River and Six Mile Water may never recover. | Anglers are warning that fish stocks in the Ballymartin River and Six Mile Water may never recover. |
| Paul Erwin from the Antrim and District Angling Association said fish were lying dead in both rivers. He said the same area had been polluted in 2006. | Paul Erwin from the Antrim and District Angling Association said fish were lying dead in both rivers. He said the same area had been polluted in 2006. |
| There is also concern that the impact of the pollutants could spread to birds and otters in the area. | |
| The Environment and Heritage Service's Water Quality Service is investigating the incident. | The Environment and Heritage Service's Water Quality Service is investigating the incident. |
| Mr Erwin said his association had just completed major enhancement works at the end of last year. | Mr Erwin said his association had just completed major enhancement works at the end of last year. |
| "The resulting increased productivity will have been negated as all spawning beds and food supplies over this stretch of waterway will have been poisoned," he said. | "The resulting increased productivity will have been negated as all spawning beds and food supplies over this stretch of waterway will have been poisoned," he said. |