Fish Kill in Patterson Lakes

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Re: Fish Kill in Patterson Lakes

Post by smile0784 » Fri Dec 08, 2017 8:50 pm

4liters wrote:
smile0784 wrote:doesnt sun light kill algae?
Yes, it can only photosynthesise in moonlight
So why hasnt it disapated with all the hot weather we had lately
Or had it happened in last 3 days when we had the rainy days

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Re: Fish Kill in Patterson Lakes

Post by cobby » Fri Dec 08, 2017 8:56 pm

smile0784 wrote:
4liters wrote:
smile0784 wrote:doesnt sun light kill algae?
Yes, it can only photosynthesise in moonlight
So why hasnt it disapated with all the hot weather we had lately
Or had it happened in last 3 days when we had the rainy days
That was sarcasm smile. Maybe only a full moon would allow any photosynthesis of any algae

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Re: Fish Kill in Patterson Lakes

Post by smile0784 » Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:06 pm

Ok well didint get it sorry

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Post by IFISHALOT » Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:48 pm

smile0784 wrote:
4liters wrote:
smile0784 wrote:doesnt sun light kill algae?
Yes, it can only photosynthesise in moonlight
So why hasnt it disapated with all the hot weather we had lately
Or had it happened in last 3 days when we had the rainy days

It has been getting worse over the 3 months.
You can see in the last Video I did there around 6 weeks ago it was getting bad.
Up around Staten Island it was that thick that the residents would struggle to get their boats off there moorings. It is definitely a lot worse in all the dead ends of the arms than in the main straight.
The fish started to turn up dying Tuesday week ago so this was before the heavy rains from last weekend and before they shut the gates for 4 days.
Haven't seen any Perch going belly up yet....At least ☺
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Re: Fish Kill in Patterson Lakes

Post by smile0784 » Sat Dec 09, 2017 12:41 pm

Are you able to physically temove it or is there too much or fisheries to act?

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Re: Fish Kill in Patterson Lakes

Post by bilby » Sat Dec 09, 2017 1:15 pm

You only tend to get weed overgrowth in waterways if there is heavy fertiliser / nutrient (and possibly sewerage) runoff. Definitely one for the EPA to investigate.

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Post by IFISHALOT » Sat Dec 09, 2017 1:18 pm

smile0784 wrote:Are you able to physically temove it or is there too much or fisheries to act?

Way too much to remove.
You would need a Barge with a Crane at a minimum
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Re: Fish Kill in Patterson Lakes

Post by smile0784 » Sat Dec 09, 2017 5:03 pm

Doesnt money from out fishing licences go to emergency management of water ways to stop the depletion of fish stocks

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Re: Fish Kill in Patterson Lakes

Post by Duffman » Sun Dec 10, 2017 4:11 pm

In the patto river this morning and the water was very muddy. Normally would clean my fish at the ramp using river water but not today. I wonder if this fresh push will do anything?

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Re: Fish Kill in Patterson Lakes

Post by smile0784 » Mon Dec 11, 2017 6:14 pm

Duffman wrote:In the patto river this morning and the water was very muddy. Normally would clean my fish at the ramp using river water but not today. I wonder if this fresh push will do anything?
Probably take weeks to clear up

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