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Old August 25th 08, 03:23 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Ian Sutherland Ian Sutherland is offline
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Default Freshwater fish and atmospheric pressure?

I have a friend who is a keen fisherman. The lake where he often goes is
run by a man who told him that high atmospheric pressure can push the
oxygen out of the water and thus adversely affect the fish.


I would have thought that increasing the atmospheric pressure would
increase the dissolved oxygen content. A much bigger effect would be
caused by an increase in temperature of the water (reducing solubility).