Iraq achieves fish in swamps In news pictures

The Iraqi authorities have opened an investigation into a collective death of fish in the central and southern marshes in the country, which is the latest in a series of these incidents in recent years.

One of the possible causes of destruction is a lack of oxygen, caused by low water flow, increased evaporation and high temperatures driven by climate change, according to officials and environmental activists. Another is the use of chemicals by fishermen.

“We have received many complaints of citizens.”

He explained that the team will discuss water shortage, fishing electric fish, and the use of hunters from “toxins”.

For at least five years, Iraq holds a consecutive dry dryness linked to climate change. The authorities attribute the extreme decrease in the flow of the river to the construction of dams by neighboring Iran and Turkish.

The destruction of Iraq’s natural environment adds another layer of suffering to a country that has already faced decades of war and political repression.

“We need laboratory tests to determine the exact cause of fish.

Investigations in similar incidents showed that the use of poison in fishing can lead to mass deaths.

“It is dangerous for public health, as well as for the food chain,” Al -Asadi said. “Using poison today, then again in a month or two … it will accumulate.”