Community | August 10, 2010 | 3 comments

MA: Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Ashore, Warm Waters To Blame [VIDEO]

source: http://morichesdaily.com/2010/08/ma-thousands-dead-fish-wash-ashore-warm-waters-blame-video/

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On Monday, beach residents awoke to a foul smell when thousands of dead fish washed ashore on a small island on the east side of Fairhaven, Massachusetts, CNN reports.

Officials explained that the fish were killed due to a lack of oxygen caused by warm waters. All of the fish were Menhaden, which are especially sensitive to such changes, and they may have been dead for days prior to washing up on the beach.

Just last month hundreds of dead sea animals and dead penguins have washed up on the shores of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Scientists are investigating the cause of these deaths.

According to the Institute of Environmental and Natural Resources, around 530 penguins, five dolphins and other sea creatures were found on the shores. Although no link has been made with the Gulf Oil Disaster or Toxic Dumping, all signs point to a growing pollution issue that may manifest itself in years to come at even greater levels. Many are concerned over the rate at which mass die-off events are occurring in the world’s oceans.

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3 comments // MA: Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Ashore, Warm Waters To Blame [VIDEO]

  • MorichesDaily
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  
    • MorichesDaily:

      Thank you for doing that. Waters all along this coast are much warrmer, and I believe it also has something to do with the Gulf ecocide that is being covered up now by this government and BP. How do we know a huge part of the oil didn't get caught up in the ocean loop and is killing fish here? It would certainly support why they claim the oil is "gone" from down there... doesn't mean it's "gone." It is criminal to see this happening, and even more sad it doesn't get more attention. There is definitely something going on and we better wake the hell up. I will bookmark your site.

    • 1 year ago
  • JanforGore
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      JanforGore  

    • I just received this:

      IMMEDIATE RELEASE
      AUGUST 11, 2010

      DEP INVESTIGATING LARGE DIE-OFF OF MENHADEN IN DELAWARE BAY

      (10/P79) TRENTON * The Department of Environmental Protection is investigation a major wash-up of dead fish along the Delaware Bay in Cape May County. The cause of the die-off is not known and is under investigation.

      The Division of Fish and Wildlife, the Bureau of Marine Water Monitoring and the Bureau of Emergency Response are working with local officials to evaluate the wash-up of menhaden that appears to be encompassing a large stretch of the Delaware Bay shoreline. The fish appear to be exclusively small menhaden, also known as peanut bunker.

      The Bureau of Marine Water Monitoring reviewed results of water samples taken Wednesday by the federal Environmental Protection Agency and found no indication of toxic phytoplankton species, such as red tide. The DEP is also analyzing oxygen levels in the water.

      The DEP has dispatched conservation officers who are working with the Cape May County Office of Emergency Management to evaluate the beaches. The DEP has sent out an aircraft to assess the extent of the die-off.

      Initial reports suggest dead fish are heavy in an area of Middle Township known as Pierce's Point. The DEP will continue to provide updates to the media and the public as they become available.

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    • 1 year ago
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