Some 100 tonnes of dead fish removed from Moravian pond

Some 100 tonnes of dead fish have been removed do far from a pond in the Břeclav region in south Moravia. The carp and silverfish died last week due to a low level of water, which led to a low concentration of oxygen. According to the administrator of the fish pond, Oldřich Pecha, the losses will exceed five million crowns. Nesyt, with water surface of about 300 hectares, is the largest pond in Moravia and one of the largest in the Czech Republic.

The drown-out period of hot and dry weather in the Czech Republic is posing a serious danger to aquatic species. Water levels in rivers around the country have fallen and the situation is particularly acute in fish ponds, minor rivers and streams.