10/13/2004: Massive fish death in India

Undertoad · 10-13-2004, 11:38 AM

And you thought you had a bad job. This guy is collecting dead fish out of Kankaria Lake in Ahmedabad, western India. What happened?

Pollution. But not the usual sort. They say "the ritual immersion of Hindu Ganesha elephant deity idols made from plaster of paris and chemical dyes contaminated the water during a recent festival."

Troubleshooter · 10-13-2004, 11:40 AM

And the next question is how many people are going to die from eating such an easily harvested batch of poisoned fish.

Cyber Wolf · 10-13-2004, 11:52 AM

Ooooh the smell...the smell!!

Kitsune · 10-13-2004, 12:45 PM

Wait -- why are people collecting these fish? I hope they don't plan on eating them.

Pie · 10-13-2004, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitsune

I hope they don't plan on eating them.

You've never smelled a fish lorry driving by in Vizag during July. There are worse fish than poisoned ones.

- Pie, always vegetarian while in India...

Elspode · 10-13-2004, 01:05 PM

Ganesh is the Hindu god who removes obstacles. Perhaps these fish were interfering with something...

xoxoxoBruce · 10-13-2004, 06:30 PM

The top picture was published in the Washington Post with the following caption.

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Oct. 12: A worker collects fish killed by a lack of oxygen in Kankaria Lake in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.

footfootfoot · 10-13-2004, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

Ganesh is the Hindu god who removes obstacles. Perhaps these fish were interfering with something...

Happy Monkey · 10-13-2004, 09:30 PM

Water needs to be oxygenated for fish to survive. If some chemical binds to and removes the oxygen, the fish will die.

Kitsune · 10-13-2004, 09:34 PM

If some chemical binds to and removes the oxygen, the fish will die.

Oh, no! There must have been a hydrogen spill!

Hmm... I guess you can accurately say, "These fish drowned."

10-13-2004, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitsune

Wait -- why are people collecting these fish? I hope they don't plan on eating them.

You can't leave that many dead fish laying out in the water, they'll end up killing off even more animals.

wolf · 10-13-2004, 10:34 PM

I know I'm a narrow minded, boorish American, but ... wouldn't that be easier with a couple boats and a net?

Shifting all those fish with small baskets is like digging a hole in a mountainside with a pair of nail clippers.

Elspode · 10-13-2004, 10:40 PM

Ah, I see you are familiar with Indian tunnel-boring technologies.

Eric · 10-14-2004, 11:23 AM

So maney dead fish! In my homeland, people thrown the poisonous pills into the river to get the fish.so i have seen this scene before.

Trilby · 10-14-2004, 11:30 AM

throwing poisonous pills in the river to "catch" the fish doesn't seem very sporting, does it?

10-13-2004, 11:38 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	10/13/2004: Massive fish death in India And you thought you had a bad job. This guy is collecting dead fish out of Kankaria Lake in Ahmedabad, western India. What happened? Pollution. But not the usual sort. They say "the ritual immersion of Hindu Ganesha elephant deity idols made from plaster of paris and chemical dyes contaminated the water during a recent festival."

10-13-2004, 11:40 AM	#2
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	And the next question is how many people are going to die from eating such an easily harvested batch of poisoned fish. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

10-13-2004, 11:52 AM	#3
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	Ooooh the smell...the smell!! __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

10-13-2004, 01:05 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Ganesh is the Hindu god who removes obstacles. Perhaps these fish were interfering with something... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-13-2004, 09:30 PM	#9
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Water needs to be oxygenated for fish to survive. If some chemical binds to and removes the oxygen, the fish will die. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

10-13-2004, 12:45 PM	#4
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Wait -- why are people collecting these fish? I hope they don't plan on eating them.

10-13-2004, 09:34 PM	#10
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	If some chemical binds to and removes the oxygen, the fish will die. Oh, no! There must have been a hydrogen spill! Hmm... I guess you can accurately say, "These fish drowned."

10-13-2004, 10:34 PM	#12
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I know I'm a narrow minded, boorish American, but ... wouldn't that be easier with a couple boats and a net? Shifting all those fish with small baskets is like digging a hole in a mountainside with a pair of nail clippers. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-13-2004, 10:40 PM	#13
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Ah, I see you are familiar with Indian tunnel-boring technologies. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-14-2004, 11:23 AM	#14
Eric know yourself Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: GD province China Posts: 86	So maney dead fish! In my homeland, people thrown the poisonous pills into the river to get the fish.so i have seen this scene before.

10-14-2004, 11:30 AM	#15
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	throwing poisonous pills in the river to "catch" the fish doesn't seem very sporting, does it? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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