FISHY BUSINESS; Dead trout threat to angling Olympics lake.Byline: MAGGIE BARRY THE deaths of thousands of fish at Scotland's most popular angling spot was yesterday being probed by Government scientists. The disaster could hit plans to use Lake of Menteith The Lake of Menteith (Scottish Gaelic "Loch Innis MoCholmaig"), or, until the 20th century, the Loch of Menteith, is a loch in Scotland, located on the Flanders Moss, the flood plain of the upper reaches of the rivers Forth and Teith, upstream of Stirling. as one of the venues for the angling "Olympics" - the World Fly Fishing Championships - being held for the first time in Scotland in June. Experts from Stirling University's department of aquaculture aquaculture, the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for an ever increasing share of world fisheries production. and the Government-run fisheries lab at Torry, Aberdeen, were called in. The dead and dying fish, mostly rainbow trout, were found on Thursday morning last week. One boat alone brought in about 100 fish, while many more rainbows died in the lake's fish pens. Fishery manager Quint Glen said: "We are not quite sure at the moment what is causing the problem, but there are indications it could be something to do with depletion of oxygen in the lake. "At this time of the year a column of nutrient rich colder water can rise up and this, when combined with bright weather, can increase algal algal pertaining to or caused by algae. algal infection is very rare but systemic and udder infections are recorded. See protothecosis. algal mastitis the algae Prototheca trispora and P. growth. "When the nutrients are used up and the algae algae (ăl`jē) [plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive subkingdom of the plant kingdom, the thallophytes (plants that dies and decomposes, oxygen can be used up causing an oxygen deficiency in the water." The 700-acre lake near Aberfoyle in the Trossachs will remain closed until May 4. The Scottish Anglers National Association is looking for another venue for the World Championships in case it remains closed. National team selection heats and heats for the Scottish angling club championships have been cancelled. CAPTION(S): STUNNING But the lake is now a graveyard for trout |
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