Hundreds
of fish are to be removed from part of the Kennet and Avon Canal for repairs to
be carried out.
The
Canal & River Trust is completing work on locks seven to 13 on Bath Flight,
which includes the second deepest lock in the country.
Sections
of the canal need to be drained of water in order to complete the work.
The
fish will be stunned with an electric pulse, netted and re-homed on another
section of the canal.
Robert
Eaton, project manager at the trust, said: "Bath Flight is right in the
heart of the city and hugely popular, with thousands of people visiting it each
year.
"Every
winter we carry out essential maintenance work on the canals and rivers and in
this case some of the lock gates are in need of a bit of TLC.
"It
is quite an extensive operation, but one we are well used to dealing with.
"Our
specialist fish rescue contractors use a low electric pulse which stuns the
fish. They are then netted and moved to a safe part of the canal."
Following
the fish rescue, the repair work will take place on Bath Flight which begins
just over Halfpenny Bridge behind the train station.
The
fish rescue begins on Thursday and will be completed this week. The lock
repairs are expected to be complete by the middle of March.
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