Mystery film on Quesnel Lake

Several people living along Quesnel Lake have asked me what I think the blue, oily – looking film on the lake is.  So today I went looking for it. I found it everywhere and took samples.

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It is breaking up and floating among the debris.

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Juvenile fish are swimming among the blue film.

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And it is collecting along the rocks.

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No one knows what the future holds for Quesnel Lake and the millions of sockeye rearing in it today.

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