Hundreds of dead fish found rotting in Shanghai river

Shanghai's rivers are in hot water for the second time this year after hundreds of kilos of dead fish were found rotting in one of the mega-city's waterways.

By Tom Phillips, Shanghai, 11:11AM BST 08 Apr 2013

Just weeks after over 16,000 putrefying pigs were pulled from Shanghai's Huangpu river, more than 250kg of dead carp had to be retrieved from a river in the city's Songjiang district.

Mystery still surrounds the cause of death, but numerous explanations have surfaced in the Chinese media since residents first complained about the foul-smelling fish last Monday.

Theories reportedly include climate change, electrocution, an explosion or even a drug overdose.

The Shanghai Daily quoted a local government official who "speculated" the fish could have been "drugged".

"Small fish died earlier because they're more sensitive to toxins," the official, named as Mr Gao, told the newspaper.

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"Small fish died earlier because they're more sensitive to toxins," the official, named as Mr Gao, told the newspaper.

I'll go for that - the "toxins" part.

Thanks for posting. A couple of thoughts come to mind immediately.

What is the average lifespan in China.

Why is any food allowed to be imported from there.

And after reading the following quote, all statists/crony capitalists respond alike:

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Shanghai authorities have so far denied the "fish kill" was caused by water pollution, citing the absence of chemical plants near the river.

Whatever the cause, authorities insist there is no risk to public health or drinking water sources.

The river's quality hasn't been affected by the dead fish so far. It remains the same level as usual," an official named as Mr Zhang told the China Daily. He did not explain what the usual level was.

Nor was there a connection between the dead carp and the thousands of rotting pig carcasses pulled from Shanghai's Huangpu last month, local environmental official Liu Fengqiang said.

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This is looking less and less like an evolving bird-flu, and more like a "man-made disaster".

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Thanks for posting. A couple of thoughts come to mind immediately.

Whatever the cause, authorities insist there is no risk to public health or drinking water sources.

The river's quality hasn't been affected by the dead fish so far. It remains the same level as usual," an official named as Mr Zhang told the China Daily. He did not explain what the usual level was.

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Thanks for posting. A couple of thoughts come to mind immediately.

What is the average lifespan in China.

Why is any food allowed to be imported from there.

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Exactly!

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Thanks for posting. A couple of thoughts come to mind immediately.

What is the average lifespan in China.

Why is any food allowed to be imported from there.

And after reading the following quote, all statists/crony capitalists respond alike:

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Shanghai authorities have so far denied the "fish kill" was caused by water pollution, citing the absence of chemical plants near the river.

Whatever the cause, authorities insist there is no risk to public health or drinking water sources.

The river's quality hasn't been affected by the dead fish so far. It remains the same level as usual," an official named as Mr Zhang told the China Daily. He did not explain what the usual level was.

Nor was there a connection between the dead carp and the thousands of rotting pig carcasses pulled from Shanghai's Huangpu last month, local environmental official Liu Fengqiang said.

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Thanks for posting. A couple of thoughts come to mind immediately.

What is the average lifespan in China.

Why is any food allowed to be imported from there.

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Exactly!

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Socialism is good for the environment!

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Socialism is good for the environment!

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Quote: kazy wrote in post #6

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Quote: algernonpj wrote in post #3

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Thanks for posting. A couple of thoughts come to mind immediately.

What is the average lifespan in China.

Why is any food allowed to be imported from there.

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Exactly!

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Actually it is 73.29 years.

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