Drought kills fish stock in Bosnia's north

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Hercegovina (AFP) Aug 26, 2003
The second largest fish farm in Bosnia's Serb entity lost some 30 tonnes of fish in a severe drought that has hit the Balkans region for the last three months, an official said Tuesday.

Within the past two weeks the Bardaca fish farm, located in northern Bosnia, lost some 30 tonnes of fish and around 25 percent of fry that will affect next year's harvest, a fish farm official told AFP.

The total damage is estimated at about 255,650 euros (278,550 dollars).

Most rivers in the area are at their lowest level since 1890 when information on water levels began to be collected.

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