Petition launched after mass fish die-off in Dyje River

Over 1,300 people have signed a petition calling for the authorities to properly address the mass fish die-off in the Dyje River in late June. Its authors are demanding a year-round minimum river flow of eight cubic metres per second, full transparency, and an independent investigation into the cause of last week’s incident. It is addressed to the Morava River Water Management, the Ministry of the Environment, and several regional bodies. Miroslav Láníček, head of the Moravian Anglers’ Association, told the ctk news agency the local fishing community is deeply concerned by the fact that these massive fish die-offs have been happening every summer for years without propoer corrective action.