Fish populations and other aquatic resources are likely to be affected by changes in all of the above i.e., water temperatures, disease and water quality.
a) Water temperatures: Warm water released from industries into the rivers has lesser BOD (biological oxygen demand) than cool water. The marine species which are unable to migrate will die due to the unavailability of oxygen while frequent algal blooms will be present due to no availability of oxygen.
b) Diseases: Increase in toxins and chemicals will increase in the river as a result of the industrial dump. This will cause industrial animals to acquire toxicants in their bodies and will cause several diseases, wounds, and eventually the death of the organism.
c) Water quality: due to warm and toxic water many marine animals will migrate to places with cooler water. there will be increased algal blooms. This will affect the whole food web and hence there will be a loss of biodiversity.
hence all of the above factors will affect Fish populations and other aquatic resources.
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