The death of around 360 tonnes of fish in the Oder River last summer was caused by a major toxic algal bloom identified as Prymnesium parvum, according to a report by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and the European Environment Agency analysing the likely causes of this major ecological disaster, published on Friday 17 February.
Given the presence and continued spread of this invasive algal species, management strategies to prevent future occurrences of this nature...