The Environment Agency also removed the water so it could inspect the structure to make plans for necessary refurbishment works. As part of the dewatering activity, the EA worked with ecologists FiveRivers who carried out electro-fishing to safely remove any fish from the works area. They translocated an estimated 5,000 fish from the lock, across 11 fish species. To safely remove the fish, they were placed into oxygenated holding tanks and then …
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