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Meeting held over two fish kills

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Thousands of fish were killed in two incidents

Two major fish kills have been blamed on pollution coming from an industrial estate outside Belfast, a public meeting has been told.

More than 150 people attended the meeting in Antrim on Wednesday night.

There have been two major fish kills on the Sixmilewater this year and both are being blamed on pollution coming from Mallusk Industrial Estate.

Tens of thousands of fish died in the incidents and legal proceedings have now been issued over one of them.

Those at the meeting included people living along the river, fishermen and government officials. It was organised by Antrim and District Angling Association.

The river, which runs 25 miles before it empties out into Lough Neagh, is likely to take years to recover.




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