However the greatest stir, of course, was provoked by Peter Robinson's suitably self deprecatory account of his inadvertent plunge into the Koi carp fish pond in his back garden.

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Mr. Dohlin realized that 300 to 500 freshwater koi fish would die when the saltwater surge flooded their pond.

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One morning recently I picked up a major national newspaper and as I flipped to the metro section I was greeted by a large picture of a Koi fish.

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It is an expensive hobby, but it is one that is becoming more popular and Susan believes the koi were stolen to order to be sold in the Republic of Ireland rather than ending up as a fish supper.

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