Mass Dead Fish Phenomenon Reported in California, Oregon, Chesapeake Bay & The Gulf of Mexico
Millions Of Dead Fish Close Harbor In California
By Michelle Roberts
NBC News
8-1-14
Millions Of Dead Fish Close Harbor In California. Millions of dead anchovies shut down boat ramps in Santa Cruz, Calif., harbor. Michelle Roberts reports.
By Deborah Paulson
www.dumb-out.net
8-1-14
Thousands of dead fish, termed anchovies, have resulted in stinking of the Necanicum River. These fish died while swimming upriver on 28th of July at Seaside, Oregon. . . .
By Katy Galimberti
AccuWeather.com
8-2-14
A type of potentially toxic algae known as “red tide” is blanketing an area roughly the size of Connecticut in the northeastern part of the Gulf of Mexico.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released a report on July 25, 2014, confirming a large-scale fish kill in the area. Since then, more fish have died as a result of the toxic, but naturally occurring, algae, formally called Karenia brevis.
Spokesperson for the FWC Brandon Basino said there are unconfirmed civilian reports of thousands of dead fish and that the research team is working in the area to verify. . . .
By Chris Horne
wavy.com
7-29-14
CHESAPEAKE BAY, Va (WAVY) – Thousands of dead fish appeared on the surface of the Chesapeake Bay over the weekend near the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
