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Mass fish death in Rio
by lfwilwerth on 12 February 2002 @ 03:41 AM

Here in Rio de Janeiro, 30 tons of fish had died this week until now, becouse of the heat and the mayor?s and governor?s negligence. Government?s members says that more fish will die in next two days. And this is happening in Rio?s heart, in the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. This is not new for us, it happend also in the years of 2000 and 2001, always during the summer time.
Since the first tragedy, many projects had been done, but none of them have been executed. They are still, just projects.
There is a solution for this problem, but they do nothing put an end to it.
It will happen again next year!!!
Are we gonna let it happen again???



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Re: Mass fish death in Rio
by Doral on 18 February 2002 @ 09:04 PM
What actions can we take to prevent this from happening again? This sounds like a terrible disaster. Could we write to the government and mayor of Rio? Maybe hit them with a petition and demand for this catastrophe to stop repeating itself, again and again? There has to be some way of preventing this.
  • Re: Mass fish death in Rio
    by lfwilwerth on 20 February 2002 @ 05:28 AM
    Hi Doral. Yes, you can do something. You can e-mail to everyone. Please, note and tell your friends about it.
    To e-mail the governor>>> governador@gabgovernador.gov.br
    To e-mail rio's deputies>>> www.camara.rj.gov.br
    To e-mail to the mayor>>> www.rio.rj.gov.br
    Thanks.
    Fernando
Re: Mass fish death in Rio
by Anonymous on 19 February 2002 @ 02:34 PM
I AGREE!!! I live on the lagoa and it stinks!! Rio's government has to get their butt in gear and clean up that lagoon once and for all! WE should over run the government and take over making it a productive working establishment!

Thank You,
Marina Graham
  • Re: Mass fish death in Rio
    by Paul Crouser on 20 February 2002 @ 06:11 AM
    How about collecting all the dead, rotting fish and march it up to the governor's mansion, with everyone wearing face masks? See how much he likes it in his front yard.
Re: Mass fish death in Rio
by mira-nirvana on 20 February 2002 @ 08:41 AM
say in mass media
sure they would help to save the environment
Re:The Rio, a center of polution
by carlinhos on 20 February 2002 @ 08:35 PM
This is a gold problem, the government don't have money to aplication projects for a polution and any ecologist problemns. The Rio City it's a center of polution, and a great center of denge epidemy, this is Brazil, so sorry.I'm living in brazil, and don't aproved this politic actions
Re: Mass fish death in Rio
by Anonymous on 24 February 2002 @ 01:04 AM
Fish continues diyng in Rio, and nothing has been done yet. There is feel oxygen and temperature is high and this is not good for fish.

94 tons of fish have died until now in Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, in Rio de Janeiro. This week things got better, but red flag has been shown again. Oxygen level got near zero and temperature got high. We are expecting for more death. Nothing has been done yet. Project to improve water exchange is being studied, but it doesn't seems to be aproved right now. This lagoon receives water from the ocean, and the water exchange is not enough.

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