Field manual for the investigation of fish kills
By: edited by Fred P. Meyer and Lee A. Barclay.
Contributors: Meyer, Fred P.; Barclay, Lee A.; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Series: Resource publication ;; 177; Resource publication (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) ;; 177.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service; [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.]
Published: 1990
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
Subjects: Fish kills -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Fish kills -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Fishes -- Diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Fishes -- Effect of water pollution on -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: Fish kills are graphic evidence of serious problems in a lake or stream. If the kill is related to the presence of toxic chemicals, there may be human health concerns, in addition to the obvious damage to the ecosystem and the fisheries resources. Depending on the cause of a fish kill, legal and economic ramifications may be involved. If the kill is caused by human or corporate actions, litigation is likely to follow, with possible court-awarded damages and assessed costs for cleanup and restoration. This manual is intended to help fisheries biologists and others to prepare for a fish kill investigation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Shipping list no.: 91-157-P.
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