Major Fish Kill on Texas Coast – 08/13/2012

  • January 3, 2014 at 10:32 pm #2068
    Mike
    Keymaster

    Major Fish Kill Reported On Texas Coast

    GALVESTON (August 13, 2012)–Hundreds of thousands of dead fish have washed up on the beach in Galveston, where crews went to work Monday to remove the dead fish.

    Peter Davis of the Galveston Island Beach Patrol said Sunday the small shad fish likely were killed by low oxygen levels in the Gulf of Mexico.

    Davis estimated hundreds of thousands of fish have died.

    Galveston County health officials said the water is fine for beachgoers. (Note: Really? – MC)

    Biologist Steven Mitchell with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said calm conditions and summer heat may have contributed to the fish kill.

    He said there’s a possibility of a dead zone in the water off Galveston.
    Testing is expected this week.

    Source: http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/-Major-Fish-Kill-Reported-On-Texas-Coast-165994426.html

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