Pollution in the Hatillo Dam
Ecotourism entrepreneur Jose Miguel de Pena said that the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture should ban fishing in the Hatillo Dam in Cotui province until the authorities are able to establish why fish are dying in the lake. Over the past two weeks a number of dead fish have been washed ashore. Reportedly, samples were taken 10 days ago. Reporters from Hoy said that several dead fish could be observed inside the lake. Reportedly, some of the fish displayed an accumulation of residues and an infection in their gills that impedes them from breathing, so they make it to shore. The stench of dead fish is evident in the area.
Hoy reports that there is a wave of speculation amongst local residents who blame the death of the fish to contamination from one of the three mining companies in the area, Barrick Gold, Cerro Maimon and Falconbridge.
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