A local biologist says Calgarians need not fret over a large deposit of dead, rotting, stinky fish on the banks of the Bow River. The decaying fish can be attributed to "winter kill," typically observed at the end of the season as snow and ice melt, according to Jennifer Earle, a fisheries biologist with Alberta Environment and Parks based in Cochrane. The decaying fish can be attributed to 'winter kill,' typically observed at the end of the season as snow and ice melt. Mountain whitefish are closely related to trout and are the most abundant species in that area of the Bow River. Aside from the slower seasonal melt, Earle says the dead fish so far don't seem to be too unusual.

Source: CBC News April 29, 2020 20:36 UTC