'600 tons' of trout lost in Peru zinc river spill

A truck carrying 34 tons of Zinc fell into a major river in the Peruvian capital, affecting nearby fish farms. The truck fell into the Chilón River in the Huaros district and there was a loss of about 600 tons of trout. The fish are reared in the Chilón, and a trout farm manager showed how the zinc has darkened the fish waters and how some fish have died due to the spill. Administrators of other fish farms indicated they were waiting for a report from the National Fishing Health Agency to conduct an assessment and indicate the state in which the fish were found. Trout have been raised in Peru for nearly a century and 50,000 tonnes of trout were produced in 2019 according to official figures.