On the platform, researchers push pieces of fish down a pipe that goes right to the bottom of the water.

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The mermaid's intricate tresses, crowned with a garland of flowers, flow back to meet up with her finely wrought fish tail and the pipe's amber stem.

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Environment Agency Wales says the fish passed through the mesh covering an inlet pipe while the lake was being emptied for a safety inspection.

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