An on-the-spot observation conducted by the Regional Fisheries Officer on dead fish that washed ashore on the beaches of the Upper Corentyne Coast has revealed that the gills were heavily coated with sling mud and slime and this condition may have resulted in oxygen deprivation to the fish, resulting in death.
In the meantime, samples of the dead fish were collected last Sunday and sent to the University of Guyana Bio Diversity Centre for testing to determine the cause of death of the fish. It is estimated that the results of these tests will take several weeks, according to a statement from the Fisheries Department in the Ministry of Agriculture.
The department in making this disclosure said that