Fish at risk of dying in Sandown can now be relocated and brought to safety, says the Environment Agency.
After water levels in a canoe lake lowered, dozens of Islanders came to the rescue of the carp on Tuesday night, as previously reported.
The Environment Agency went to assess the situation and said it had 'sadly progressed with dead fish now being observed.'
The RSPCA agreed that 'some' of the fish can be relocated to their current holding facility in Godshill.
Posting on the Sandown Hub Facebook Page, Matthew Sherwood, who spearheaded efforts to save the carp, said:
'The whole situation is being resolved by the proper authorities ,so no more volunteers required /needed ,pity they could not of recognised the problem quicker as more lives could an should of been saved in my view , but I an all the people that did act as soon as the call went up the front line troops so to speak .can now sit back an let the people payed to do this sort of work get on with it . thanks again folks for all the tremendous support given to myself an other volunteers on the seen since last Friday its been a roller coaster ,but a rewarding one for fish the lake an humanity .lets do it again sometime 
'
A spokesperson from the Environment Agency said:
“We have been alerted to reports, concerning the potential relocation of fish away from Dinosaur Isle lake. While we fully understand the concerns of the public, it is against the law to move fish without authorisation from the Environment Agency. We regulate the movement of fish to help protect fish stocks and the water environment from harmful parasites and disease.
“An Environment Agency officer has assessed conditions at the lake in Sandown where dissolved oxygen levels are low, and we understand that the situation has sadly progressed with dead fish now being observed. We are continuing to provide advice and guidance on the options being considered by the owners of the lake.”
“We have confirmed with written agreement, that due to the emergency nature of the situation that the usual paperwork to allow netting to happen in a lake to allow the fish to be temporarily held in holding tanks on site at the side of the lake can be filed retrospectively on this occasion.”
“The RSPCA have visited the site and we understand that the necessary permissions have been agreed to allow some fish to be relocated to their holding facility at Godshill.”
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