A handful of citizens, legislators and wildlife officials watched Wednesday as thousands of tiny, baby fish were released into the Ogeechee River. The move was part of a restocking plan to replenish the river’s fish population after a massive fish kill in May. About 38,000 fish of multiple species died from a columnaris, bacterial disease caused by environmental stress.
Restocking the river
Thousands of fish released into the Ogeechee in effort to replenish populations after May fish kill
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