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Around where I live acid rain was a major problem earlier. It wiped out the wild trout along the west coast of the country. AFAIK the problem was that the when
by reitanqild 10y ago
Around where I live acid rain was a major problem earlier. It wiped out the wild trout along the west coast of the country.
AFAIK the problem was that the when the streams became acidic they dissolved certain minerals from the soil that somehow congested the gills and made it impossible for the fish to exchange oxygen with the water.
- baldfat 10y agoIt also ruined thousands of small ponds. There were ponds, miles into the wilderness, with huge Brook Trout populations. I fished them with my dad in the 1970 and 1980s. By the mid to late 80s all the fish were gone. I went back in 2005 and there wasn't a single fish in the ponds still. I am hoping they will come back one day. EDIT: Looks like these ponds have been restored by the state with thousands of dollars of state money. These ponds are literally 3 miles from the closest dirt road. I might be able to take my kids there in a few years.