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marmar

(77,091 posts) Wed Sep 5, 2012, 06:52 PM Sep 2012

'Something Really Wrong': Tens of Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Up on Lake Erie Shore

Published on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 by Common Dreams
'Something Really Wrong': Tens of Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Up on Lake Erie Shore

- Common Dreams staff

Tens of thousands of dead fish are showing up along the shores of Lake Erie, bringing with them a powerful stench and questions over what is behind the deaths.

The Toronto Star reports that the dead fish were found over the weekend.

“There was a significant number of fish, tens of thousands,” Kate Jordan of Ontario's environment ministry told the Toronto Star.

The Toronto Star adds that the 25-mile are of the dead fish along the lake's Ontario shore extends "from west of the fishing village of Port Stanley in Elgin County to the village of Morpeth in Chatham-Kent or just east of Rondeau." .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/09/05-2

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'Something Really Wrong': Tens of Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Up on Lake Erie Shore (Original Post) marmar Sep 2012 OP

Water's too hot. Or too polluted. Probably both. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #1

Heat certainly drives out oxygen, but you gotta know what fish species are belly up HereSince1628 Sep 2012 #6

There are always hoards of dead fish on the beach every time I go there. liberal N proud Sep 2012 #2

It's normal for 20,000 dead fish to wash up every time you go to the beach? Well that sucks. limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #3

somebody needs to keep their feet out of the water i think lol loli phabay Sep 2012 #5

You won't catch me in that water. liberal N proud Sep 2012 #7

It's come a long way since the Cyahoga river burned, but long way to go. liberal N proud Sep 2012 #8

probuably oxygen depletion, nothing new in nature though sometimes exacberated by humans loli phabay Sep 2012 #4

People mistook the smell for the Cleveland Browns ... zbdent Sep 2012 #9

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

1. Water's too hot. Or too polluted. Probably both.

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Wed Sep 5, 2012, 06:55 PM

Sep 2012

HereSince1628

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6. Heat certainly drives out oxygen, but you gotta know what fish species are belly up

Reply to kestrel91316 (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 5, 2012, 07:08 PM

Sep 2012

to have some idea about which habitats are being effected.

Under different scenarios it could be bacterial or viral or protozoal or helminth parasites.