Ban on all fishing, rafting and
other river activities in the US river will remain until fish stop dying, say
officials
Associated Press
Sunday 21 August
201602.51 BST
Closures on a 183-mile stretch of
the Yellowstone river and hundreds of miles of other waterways could continue
for months while biologists try to prevent the spread of a parasite believed to
have killed tens of thousands of fish.
The closures will remain until
the waterways improve and fish stop dying, according to officials from Montana
Fish, Wildlife and
Parks. The ban includes all fishing, rafting and other river activities.
Officials are now worried the
fish kill could have a lasting impact on the Yellowstone’s reputation as a
world-class trout fishery that draws visitors from around the world.
The closures extend to hundreds
of miles of waterways that feed into the Yellowstone, including the Boulder,
Shields and Stillwater rivers.
No dead fish were found inside
Yellowstone National Park, where a celebration of the National Park Service’s
100th anniversary is set for next week and no closures were planned there.
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