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Thousands of white bass turn up dead in Arkansas River

September 21, 2011 crisisboom 1 comment

Workers with Game and Fish and ADEQ head out on the Arkansas River to try and determine the reason for Tuesday’s fish kill.

Little Rock -It’s not the 83,000 fish that were found dead back in December, but another fish kill is being looked at along the Arkansas River.

This time the kill is much closer to the capitol city. In fact, the dead fish are being spotted along a newly opened pedestrian bridge.

Investigators with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission worked Tuesday afternoon to estimate the size of this latest fish kill.

They…along with the Department of Environmental Quality…are also looking for a cause.

The natural beauty of the area around the newly opened Two Rivers Bridge attracts Read more…