VISITORS TO MACCLESFIELD CANAL ADVISED OF ALGAE RISK

By mikkitiamo on January 1, 1970

British Waterways is asking visitors, anglers and boaters to the Macclesfield Canal to continue to enjoy the waterways but avoid contact with the water due to a potential bloom of blue-green algae on the canal.

Blue-green algae occur naturally in many inland freshwaters. Occasionally, the numbers of blue-green algae become excessive, resulting in a