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Dead fish found floating in Punggol Point Park were removed and the water in the pond was changed, the National Parks Board (NParks) said in a statement.
Stomper Anonymous He was concerned when he saw a lot of dead fish in the water on Sunday (Oct 18) at 5pm and shared photos with Stomp.
The photos show at least 15 dead fish floating on the surface of the water.
“So many fish died in Punggol Point Park, I wonder what happened here.” Anonymous asked.
“I feel like the fish died from the pollution. I mean, look at all the garbage in the pond! There is bread, plastic and rubber in the water.”
In response to a query from Stomp, Chia Seng Jiang, Parks East group director at NParks, said NParks was alerted to the appearance of dead fish in a pond at Punggol Point Park on Sunday (October 18).
Chia said this is likely due to low oxygen levels in the pond at night due to excessive algae growth, which can occur after a period of hot, sunny weather.
“The dead fish were removed from the pond on Monday (October 19) and we have changed the water in the pond,” added Mr. Chia.
“To minimize algae growth in the pond, we will add more plants to absorb nutrients from the water and further improve pond aeration.”
Mr. Chia also mentioned that this pond is a landscape feature in the park for the enjoyment of all park visitors.
“We like to take this opportunity to remind all visitors not to feed the animals in the pond,” said Mr. Chia.
“Feeding foods like bread will increase the nutrients in the water, which in turn will lead to excessive algae growth.”
Kalai Vanan, deputy executive director of the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres), also responded, saying that he believed the dead fish are Tilapia.
“When the Punggol settlement was renovated years ago, these shallow ponds were built like beautiful water features,” Kalai said.
“Unfortunately, over the years, many animals have been illegally dumped or abandoned in these ponds, causing the water quality to suffer greatly over the years.
“Turtles such as red-eared and softshell turtles have also been released here.
“We can only suspect at this point that these fish were illegally released here.
“Very often, animals that are released in this way, whether for religious reasons or abandonment, die quickly after release due to impact or the habitat is not suitable.”
Acres also advises members of the public to report such encounters to relevant agencies and urges citizens to be on the lookout for suspicious activity, including the unauthorized release of animals.
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