Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Barry Fox:
We have the statistics for the last number of years here. From 2019 to 2023 there were 118 reported fish kills in total. In that five-year period, 21 were caused by agricultural practices, 12 were caused by industrial operations, 15 were caused by municipal works and 62 were due to other causes, such as disease, natural causes, climate change issues and low water conditions.
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