THOUSANDS of fish have been rescued from a weir due to low flow of water.ย
The Environment Agency officers were called to the River Stour, which runs through Nayland near Colchester.ย
We have now rescued more than 4,000 fish from the River Stour in Nayland ๐
โ EnvAgencyAnglia (@EnvAgencyAnglia) August 16, 2019
We are using siphons to improve river conditions and the flow๐#Suffolk #fish #video pic.twitter.com/MF1LJ7SDFr
The fish had become trapped in a horseshoe weir due to the low river flow and they had trouble breathing.ย
The Environment Agency Anglia team said: "We have now rescued more than 4,000 fish from the River Stour in Nayland.
"We are using siphons to improve river conditions and the flow."
Yesterday we rescued more than 1,000 fish which were trapped in a horseshoe weir in Nayland ๐
โ EnvAgencyAnglia (@EnvAgencyAnglia) August 15, 2019
One of our officers was interviewed by @BBCSuffolk @MarkGlennMurphy this morning about the rescue๐
Listen here for the full story - https://t.co/VrR87kKmWf starts at 1:38:49 ๐ง pic.twitter.com/wVSCDiKt83
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