Louisiana restocks river with fish as investigation of Temple-Inland mill continues over discharge [From the web]

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 3, 2011 (Times-Picayune) - State fisheries staffers relocated tens of thousands of catfish into the Pearl River Wednesday to offset the effects of the summer fish kill caused by a paper mill in Bogalusa. After testing the water, officials hooked tubes up to large tanks delivered by pickup truck and let the 4-inch fingerlings fall into the river near the shore from sites in Bogalusa and Pearl River.

The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries put about 27,000 channel catfish into the river, after introducing about 24,000 bluegill into the river system Tuesday, said department fisheries director Mike Wood.

The fish kill occurred in mid-August when the paper mill, Temple-Inland, released an unauthorized amount of paper-making byproduct into the river at Bogalusa.

Times-Picayune - State restocks Pearl River with tens of thousands of fish

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