Dead Fish in Galway

Hi lads just thought i'd put this up, was walking down by the claddagh today (wednesday) in and around where the swans are and noticed that there are hundreds and hundreds of dead fish at the bottom, tide was low and i wanted to get down to see what they were but couldn't, they were small and silver, they weren't mullet or mackerel, a couple of big mullet were taking bites of them, anyway i have reported it to the western sea fisheries board. i just hope that area hasn't been polluted by some chemical or something..

Kaylem

I remember seeing that earlier in the year, they looked like sprat and thought that it couldn't be much in the way of pollution as there wasn't any bigger fish dead.

these wernt sprat by the sounds of it, all over 6 inches long?

yeah they were all over 6 inchs and chubby enough for the size of them..

Possibly herring.Season on in Celtic Sea and West coast at present.Boat may have washed them out of hold....maybe...

Possibly herring.Season on in Celtic Sea and West coast at present.Boat may have washed them out of hold....maybe...

that may well have been it . never thought of herring.. cheers

I was down at knockadoon pier in a few weeks back and there were about 20 thornies washed up on the beach. I was gutted standing there looking at them. I'd love to catch one and some traweller probably just chucked these over board. I've seen it in ringaskiddy in cork too with angler fish and flounder washed up by paddys point.

I was down at knockadoon pier in a few weeks back and there were about 20 thornies washed up on the beach. I was gutted standing there looking at them. I'd love to catch one and some traweller probably just chucked these over board. I've seen it in ringaskiddy in cork too with angler fish and flounder washed up by paddys point.

ive never caught one either, disappointing to see..