Hundreds of Fish found Dead this morning

[SlowMovin]

I phoned it in to the FWC fishkill hotline last night. First thing in the morning yesterday there were none to be seen, but by four o'clock they were everywhere. Mostly gone this morning, although I'm seeing scattered singles here and there.

I'm surprised the birds didn't go after them more. Some looked freshly dead.

I think you're probably right about it happening more to the west then drifting here. All I saw were alewives (aka menhaden, aka LYs) and they were mostly bigger than the schools we get here. Also, some of them seemed to have been dead for days. The mullet and the pinfish we have around here were behaving normally, so I'm with you two on them drifting in after the fact.

 

[seacrestkristi]

Those birds are smart!

Couldn't resist posting this pix again...;-)

 

[butterbean]

hey smiling joe, what lake do you live on? I saw this in the bay on monday a.m.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I'm on the bayou, not a lake.

Yes, all of the fish look as though they've been dead for a few days. This afternoon, the Turkey Vultures were flying circles over the bayou to the north of me.

 

[Kaynay]

It's really terrible where I live, off of LaGrange Bayou. The worst part is that we're hosting an OUTDOOR wedding at our house tomorrow.

 

[savvytangerine]

those little spots are hundreds of dead fish.

Thanks for posting the pic SJ - but it does hurt to look at.

It's really terrible where I live, off of LaGrange Bayou. The worst part is that we're hosting an OUTDOOR wedding at our house tomorrow.

Oh goodness! That will be a wedding to remember!

 

[Smiling JOe]

It's really terrible where I live, off of LaGrange Bayou. The worst part is that we're hosting an OUTDOOR wedding at our house tomorrow.

I know what you mean, around the water in my backyard, it smells a little fish. The tide has retreated and left me several fish on the sandy shore. I see raccoon tracks on the beach, but no sign that they are eating the rotting fish. There are still ample dead fish floating on the Bayou, today. Good luck with the wedding. Burn some incenses around the yard, or have a wood burning fire pit to mask the smell of the rotting fish.

 

[savvytangerine]

I know what you mean, around the water in my backyard, it smells a little fish. The tide has retreated and left me several fish on the sandy shore. I see raccoon tracks on the beach, but no sign that they are eating the rotting fish. There are still ample dead fish floating on the Bayou, today. Good luck with the wedding. Burn some incenses around the yard, or have a wood burning fire pit to mask the smell of the rotting fish.

It seems a little werid that you say that the raccoons are not eating the dead fish. There is also a post that mentions birds not eating the fish.

Anyone else think this is strange?

 

[Kaynay]

Well, the dead fish are pretty old by now, but I can't imagine why gulls and other scavengers wouldn't go for them. Fish die of lack of oxygen during Red Tide because a species of dinoflagellate overblooms and eats up all the oxygen in the water. So the fish aren't poisoned in any way.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Just a moment ago, I saw about 50-60 Turkey Vultures flying circles over Lagrange Bayou. I have many more piled at the edge of beach beside my dock, today. It is a bit fishy out there.