Officials investigating fish kill in Morell River

A section of the Morell River has been closed for angling as officials investigate a fish kill.

The province said in a news release Sunday conservation officials and staff from the Environment Department are investigating after receiving reports of dead brook trout Saturday.

Officials are testing water quality and have gathered samples from the impacted site, which is located in the river's east branch.

So far, 104 brook trout, 12 redbelly dace, two sticklebacks and one mummichog have been collected.

Samples have been sent to Environment Canada for laboratory analysis. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans, in the meantime, has been asked to close the impacted site for angling.