[NatureNS] fish kill Port Williams skating pond

Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 10:58:51 -0300 (ADT)
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   If the&#160; pond is that shallow, it might have frozen to the bottom or nearly
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   so and killed the gold fish in the winter.&#160; I would rule that out before&#160;looking
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   to other possible causes. &#160;Gold fish multiply very rapidly -
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   hence they are popular for stores.
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   The frozen gold fish would keep in cold storage but they will soon disappear.
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   Enjoy the spring
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   Paul
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   <br/>&#62; On May 1, 2015 at 9:38 AM &#34;George E. Forsyth&#34; &#60;g4syth@nspes.ca&#62; wrote:
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   <br/>&#62; Hi Andrew,
   <br/>&#62; 
   <br/>&#62; The pond is very shallow, if you really wanted to, you could walk 
   <br/>&#62; across and keep your shoulders dry. The water enters through an 
   <br/>&#62; underground pipe from a water body in a wet hollow above the skating 
   <br/>&#62; pond. The water then flows out through a vertically placed pipe at the 
   <br/>&#62; bottom end of the pond. The brook runs along about thirty feet beside 
   <br/>&#62; the pond.
   <br/>&#62; 
   <br/>&#62; See Google maps: 45.093621, -64.412400
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   <br/>&#62; I had noticed goldfish last summer and they must have been here for 
   <br/>&#62; awhile as some of the dead fish are eight inches long. Other species 
   <br/>&#62; were not noted, but I didn&#39;t really study them and there are literally 
   <br/>&#62; hundreds. I have lived here for almost thirty years and have never 
   <br/>&#62; seen this many dead fish, and hadn&#39;t noticed goldfish here.
   <br/>&#62; 
   <br/>&#62; To be honest I wasn&#39;t too concerned that goldfish had been killed, as 
   <br/>&#62; the pond doesn&#39;t seem to host peepers and toads any more. They 
   <br/>&#62; probably have eaten most of the eggs and tadpoles. But the kingfishers 
   <br/>&#62; and herons have been coming to the pond regularly the past few years.
   <br/>&#62; 
   <br/>&#62; If they have been intentionally poisoned would other species be killed 
   <br/>&#62; as well?
   <br/>&#62; 
   <br/>&#62; I&#39;ll try to get some pictures.
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   <br/>&#62; Yours truly,
   <br/>&#62; 
   <br/>&#62; George Forsyth
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   <br/>&#62; Quoting &#34;Hebda, Andrew J&#34; &#60;Andrew.Hebda@novascotia.ca&#62;:
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   <br/>&#62; &#62; Hi George
   <br/>&#62; &#62;
   <br/>&#62; &#62; If there was a lot of organic matter in the bottom of the pond, 
   <br/>&#62; &#62; could have caused a stripping of the oxygen as decomposition 
   <br/>&#62; &#62; progressed. Anyother species?
   <br/>&#62; &#62;
   <br/>&#62; &#62; As well, any idea how long the goldfish have been in that pond... 
   <br/>&#62; &#62; they are not native, so would have had to have been a 
   <br/>&#62; &#62; release/introduction.
   <br/>&#62; &#62;
   <br/>&#62; &#62; Andrew
   <br/>&#62; &#62;
   <br/>&#62; &#62; A Hebda
   <br/>&#62; &#62; NSM Collections (Zoology)
   <br/>&#62; &#62; ________________________________________
   <br/>&#62; &#62; From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] 
   <br/>&#62; &#62; on behalf of George E. Forsyth [g4syth@nspes.ca]
   <br/>&#62; &#62; Sent: April-30-15 10:18 PM
   <br/>&#62; &#62; To: naturens
   <br/>&#62; &#62; Subject: [NatureNS] fish kill Port Williams skating pond
   <br/>&#62; &#62;
   <br/>&#62; &#62; Hi,
   <br/>&#62; &#62;
   <br/>&#62; &#62; The other evening I was out for a walk and noticed hundreds of gold
   <br/>&#62; &#62; fish floating on the edge of the Port Williams, Kings Co, skating pond
   <br/>&#62; &#62; on Belcher St. I don&#39;t know if this is a result of accidental or
   <br/>&#62; &#62; intentional poisoning, or were they killed by natural causes as a
   <br/>&#62; &#62; result of the longer than usual ice and snow cover? There was a good
   <br/>&#62; &#62; selection of small and large fish, I only noticed gold fish. It was
   <br/>&#62; &#62; quite impressive how many there were!
   <br/>&#62; &#62;
   <br/>&#62; &#62;
   <br/>&#62; &#62; George Forsyth
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