Thousands of fishes reportedly died due to lack of oxygen in Hardebe and Logo lakes in Debub Wello Zone of Ethiopia\u2019s Amhara Regional State.
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\nDr. Asefa Tesema, a hydrologist in Wello University told The Reporter Amharic that the fishes died due to oxygen depletion in the deep lakes that in turn had been caused by water pollution.<\/p>\n
Dr, Asefa said he has seen thousands of dead fish floating on the lakes since last month. The Wello University confirmed the fish kill was due to oxygen depletion.<\/p>\n
Logo Lake has been filled with silt and garbage and that contributed to the death of the fishes, Dr. Asefa said adding the university is investigating the incident. <\/p>\n
Fishing contributed less than 1 percent of the gross domestic product in Ethiopia. A study revealed that Ethiopian fishers catch only 30 percent of an estimated potential of over 51,000 tonnes of fish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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