Show Fish Loss is Great Due to toI Low Waters I Too low tow and too warm warn sum sums water conditions over overmuch overmuch overmuch much of the state as fish losses continued to add up from many Utah waters according to the department de des of fish and game Heaviest trout loss to date has occurred at Strawberry and Hyrum Hy Hy- rum ruin reservoirs with field reports listing dead fish showing up along the shores of and some smaller waters throughout the state The department said Increased losses of fish can be expected as asa asa a result of the critically low water water wa was waster ter table heavy draw-down draw of Impounded waters and the rec rec- ord-breaking ord heat wave of the past several weeks Relief may come with a n return to cooler normal temperatures temperature common to the period ahead as from hoped for heavy rainfall Many dead fish to date arc are the victims of suffocation due to the decreasing oxygen content in inmany inmany many waters where a combination combination combination tion of low warming water conditions conditions con con- and heavy growth of wa was waster water water ter plants has created this growIng growing grow grow- ing hazard to fish life Ufe Toxic substances resulting from heavy algae growths have ben known to contribute to such losses and could apply to some of the present fish losses |