It appears that dynamiting was the cause of last month's fish kill in the South Negril River in Westmoreland.
That's the word from the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) which conducted an investigation into the May 10 incident.
Fish samples from the river were analyzed by the Pesticide and Life Sciences Laboratories at the University of the West Indies (UWI).
Results indicate that the fish were impacted by some type of explosion, which suggests the possibility of dynamiting.
NEPA says the use of dynamite to harvest fish is a dangerous activity as it may cause harm to humans as well as the environment.
It's also an offence under Section 10 of the Wild Life Protection Act.
NEPA is therefore advising persons to desist from the activity.
In the meantime, the agency says the advisory cautioning persons against consuming fish from the South Negril River has been withdrawn.
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