Hosea 4:3 being fulfilled? Thousands of Birds and Fish Suddenly Die!!!

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20 peacocks die of viral disease in Pakistan
http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/20-peacocks-die-of-viral-disease-in-pakistan_854207.html
6/10/13

Karachi: A viral disease code named 'Ranikhat' has killed about 20 peacocks in Pakistan's Sindh province, wildlife officials said today.

20 peacocks die of viral disease in Pakistan
     
The peacocks died in the Tharparkar district, which is famous for its desert area and is inhabited by the highest number of Hindus in the province. The area has been hit by extremely hot weather this year.

"Last year also this disease code named 'Ranikhat' had killed around 170 beautiful peacocks before the monsoon season," an official of the Sindh wildlilfe department said.

"This year it has killed around 20 peacocks and we are trying to ascertain how to stop this disease from spreading further in the province," he said.

The official said so far the peacocks had died in the Hothi Kharch, Motatio, Aarokhi, Sajaee and villages of Deeplo Tehsil.

20 peacocks die of viral disease in Pakistan
"We also have reports that they are several peacocks suffering from this disease in Singalo village," he added.

The villagers fear that the disease could spread and infect peacocks in neighbouring areas, claiming that no team from the wildlife department had visited the affected areas so far.

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Luke 21:25-26
(25)  And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
(26)  Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Luke 21:27
(27)  And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

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Wild boar carcasses wash up on Florida beach
Video: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540/vp=52193214&#52193214

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http://vietnamnews.vn/society/240635/saltwater-fish-die-en-masse-in-ca-mau.html
6/12/13
Saltwater fish die en masse in Ca Mau(Vietnam)
CA MAU (VNS)— Masses of dead saltwater fish have drifted ashore in Bo De seaport, in southernmost Ca Mau Province, since early last week.

According to the provincial Aquatic Resources Exploitation and Protection Department Director, Do Chi Si, experts are investigating the cause of the deaths. — VNS

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http://www.eldoradotimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS/130619395/1001/NEWS#axzz2WI838jSm
6/14/13
City investigating dead fish at East Park(Kansas)

The cause of the death of numerous fish at the pond in East Park is a mystery.

El Dorado, Kan.   —   
The cause of the death of numerous fish at the pond in East Park is a mystery.

The City of El Dorado has investigating the cause after received the report of dead fish Wednesday.

After inspecting the pond, they found a lot of big and little fish dead.

"The first thing we did was start adding new water," said Herb Llewellyn, city manager. "The solution to pollution is dilution. We have been cleaning up and adding water ever since."

They first suspected it was due to waste from the geese and ducks, which had taken all the dissolved oxygen out of the water, but when they checked, there was a lot of oxygen.

"We then started looking for other things," Llewellyn said.

They have been in contact with Randy Just, from the El Dorado State Park, and Craig Johnson, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism fisheries biologist for El Dorado, to try to determine the cause.

Kurt Bookout, public utilities director, said he had talked to Johnson and they both were stumped as to the cause.

“We’ve run all the tests we know to run in our lab and didn’t find a cause,” Bookout said.

He said they are continuing to flush fresh water through the pond.

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-13/up-to-30-cows-found-sick2c-dying-at-colac-farm/4751094
6/13/13
Liver disease kills 30 cows at Colac farm(Australia)

Victoria's Department of Environment and Primary Industries says a disease that has killed about 30 cows near Colac, in south-western Victoria will not spread to other animals.

The department's director of animal biosecurity and welfare, Tony Britt, says early reports show the cattle died early this week from acute bovine liver disease.

He says the disease is sometimes observed in the western district at this time of year.

Mr Britt says farmers should contact their vet if their animals are sick, but they should not worry about the disease spreading from animal to animal.

"The exact cause is not known with any degree of certainty but it's probably a fungal contamination on the pasture," he said.

"The cattle ingests the fungus, (then) the fungus damages the liver. That's the underlying cause of the disease."

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http://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/2013/06/10/more-bad-water-news-for-altus-first-drought-now-dead-fish/
6/10/13
More Bad Water News for Altus: First Drought, Now Dead Fish(Oklahoma)

The extreme drought blanketing Southwestern Oklahoma has taxed water resources in Altus and plagued farmers.

Now, a toxic golden algae bloom at Lugert-Altus Lake has left it “essentially dead as a fishery,” The Oklahoman’s Ed Godfrey reports. Wildlife officials aren’t sure how the algae spreads, but the drought improves growth conditions:

It flourishes in cool water conditions where there is less healthy green algae and in lakes with higher salt content. The lack of rain also can concentrate nutrients in the water that increase the odds for toxic blooms, but there is no way to predict when they will happen

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About 350,000 fish have died from the the fish-kill, which started in December and continued through February, the paper reports. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation surveyed the lake in April and couldn’t find any fish.

From The Oklahoman:

Basically, all lakes west of I-35 are vulnerable to golden algae. A handful of lakes east of I-35 – including Hefner, Sooner, Konawa, Keystone and Kerr – also have been identified as potentially vulnerable because of their higher salt content

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Lakes filled with dead fish aren’t great sources of drinking water, but officials at the Department of Environmental Quality say the golden algae bloom shouldn’t affect Altus’ public water supply, according to a report from the Wildlife Department:

Altus-Lugert Lake is one source of drinking water for the City of Altus, Oklahoma. At the current time, Altus is NOT using its intake structure located in this lake

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http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/fishermen-dump-dead-fish-on-dibba-beach-2013-06-09-1.509607
Fishermen dump dead fish on Dibba beach
More than 10,000 fish were found on beach, causing bad smell in area
By Staff
Published Sunday, June 09, 2013

More than 10,000 dead fish deformed the clear water and sandy beach in Dibba Fujairah after they were dumped by fishermen seeking to get rid of excess catch.

Pictures published by the Arabic language daily Al Bayan showed the fish, some of which have started to decompose, dotted a long stretch of the beach in the quiet town, triggering a massive clean-up operation by local authorities.

The paper quoted fishing officials as saying the fish had been dumped by fishermen who sought to dispose of excess catch to avoid penalties by authorities following the introduction of regulations banning fishing malpractices and setting quotas to be caught by local fishermen in a bid to preserve the country’s marine wealth.

“These fish are a result of bad practices by some fishermen, who dump some of their catch in the water and on the sand,” said Suleiman Al Khadeem, deputy chairman of the UAE fishermen’s union and head of Dibba fishermen’s association.

“This is an irresponsible behavior by the fishermen as it causes environment problems, damages natural beauty and drains the country’s marine wealth.”

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http://www.abbynews.com/news/210657681.html
Investigation concluded into dead fish at Willband Creek Park(Canada)
6/9/13

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) has concluded its investigation into the deaths of thousands of small fish in a large detention pond in Willband Creek Park in Abbotsford, and the incident remains a mystery.

MoE spokesman David Karn said an emergency response officer tested the water temperature, pH levels, conductivity and dissolved oxygen, and determined none of those were connected to the deaths.

Contamination of the water was also ruled out.

"There was no obvious source of contamination and no physical sign that the fish were exposed to a chemical contaminant," Karn said.

The city's environmental team was also notified. Rhonda Livingstone, spokesperson for the City of Abbotsford, said the fish kill is being considered an "unfortunate mystery."

"City staff will be closely monitoring the ponds to see if any new issues crop up, but the hope is that we won't have any similar incidents and we can chalk this up to a one-time, unusual event," she said.

The dead fish were discovered on Sunday, May 12 by Abbotsford resident Gary Stewart while he was out for a walk.

Stewart immediately informed the ministry, which sent out an environmental emergency response officer that afternoon.

Volunteers with the Ravine Park Salmon Enhancement Society were also notified, and they determined that the fish were three-spined stickleback. No other fish appeared to have been impacted.

Doug Gosling, a member of the Stoney Creek Salmon Stalkers, which is affiliated with RPSES, said he is disappointed that the MoE is not investigating the incident further.

"Thousands of fish showing up on the shores of one of our local waterways seems to me to be important enough to garner a fairly significant investigation … by doing nothing much more than a little snoop-around and shrugging our shoulders won't help in preventing another similar event."

He said the MoE should be pushed to provide answers.

"I think they need to know there are lots of people interested in this event and something needs to be done to prevent it happening again."

Willband Creek Park is located in east Abbotsford at Highway 11 and Bateman Road.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/dead-zones-predicted-gulf-chesapeake-bay-19432364#.UcMpC2wo5jp
'Dead Zones' Predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay
6/19/13

Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico unless a tropical storm hits the area shortly before or during the annual measurement. In the Chesapeake Bay, scientists expect a smaller-than-average area where there's too little oxygen to support fish, shellfish and other aquatic life.

The hypoxic zone in the Gulf is likely to be the largest since annual measurements began in 1985, covering 8,561 square miles — about the size of New Jersey, according to scientists from Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium.

University of Michigan scientists predict that it will be smaller but still sizeable: the seventh-largest ever, at 7,286 square miles. That would be about the area of Connecticut, Rhode Island and the District of Columbia combined, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which released those estimates and the one for the Chesapeake Bay on Tuesday.

Low- and no-oxygen areas in the Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary, aren't measured in square miles because so much of the bay is shallow. Instead, they're measured in cubic miles and water volume. This year's low-oxygen zone is expected to affect 1.46 cubic miles in midsummer, with no measurable oxygen in 0.26 to 0.38 cubic miles, according to researchers at the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. That is smaller than average, NOAA researchers said in news release.

The Gulf dead zone affects nationally important commercial and recreational fisheries and threatens the region's economy, according to NOAA. It said the Chesapeake dead zones, which have been highly variable in recent years, threaten a multi-year effort to restore the Bay's water quality and enhance its production of crabs, oysters and other important fisheries.

"Coastal hypoxia is proliferating around the world," said Donald Boesch, president of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. "It is important that we have excellent abilities to predict and control the largest dead zones in the United States. The whole world is watching."

All the forecasts are based on nutrient runoff and river stream data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The nutrients are largely nitrogen and phosphorus, much of them from farms upriver.

Since 1995, the Gulf dead zone has averaged 5,960 square miles, an area roughly the size of Connecticut. In 2001 and 2008, state, federal and tribal agencies in the Mississippi River watershed — about 40 percent of the country — set a goal to reduce the size of the Gulf hypoxic zone to an average of 1,950 square miles by 2015.

There has been little progress getting there, said Donald Scavia, a University of Michigan aquatic ecologist who contributes to both forecasts.

"The size of the Gulf dead zone goes up and down depending on that particular year's weather patterns. But the bottom line is that we will never reach the action plan's goal of 1,950 square miles until more serious actions are taken to reduce the loss of Midwest fertilizers to the Mississippi River system, regardless of the weather," Scavia said.

Last year, drought upriver cut runoff so drastically that the Gulf of Mexico dead zone was the fourth-smallest on record, less than 2,900 square miles. Michigan scientists had predicted it would cover just under 1,200 square miles while Louisiana, scientists predicted about 6,200 square miles.

Both groups said they refined their techniques this year.

Scientists will measure this year's Gulf dead zone July 21-28, LUMCON director Nancy Rabalais said.

A tropical storm during or within two weeks of that period would reduce its size to as little as 5,344 square miles by mixing oxygen at the surface deep into the water.

The Chesapeake Bay measurements will be made public in October after surveys by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.

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But the bottom line is that we will never reach the action plan's goal of 1,950 square miles until more serious actions are taken to reduce the loss of Midwest fertilizers to the Mississippi River system, regardless of the weather,"

You noticed that too!

Interesting how they put the focus on "to reduce the loss of Midwest fertilizers". That is again the love of money.

One would think if they really cared about the environment and what commercialization of farms has done, they would have spoke from the perspective of, "until more serious action is taken to stop chemicals from commercially operated farms from entering the rivers".

Seeing this is all we know, it's hard for me to step back and let it go, because this is my, our, reality. We know from scripture that it will be all consumed and a new earth will be created, but I'm still angry these people are acting this way. "How long, O Lord..."

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http://www.kten.com/story/22615336/2013/06/17/dead-fish-seen-in-lake-texoma
6/17/13
Dead Fish Seen in Lake Texoma(Texas)

LAKE TEXOMA -- Bruce Hysmith and his team from the Texas Park and Wildlife Department have been studying the dead fish in Lake Texoma since last week.

"Its hard for us to really pinpoint a cause because generally by the time we get there its erased," says Hysmith, a Biologist for Lake Texoma.

Since the fish have been floating in the water for hours, sometimes days before they are found, the evidence which could possibly determine their death has been destroyed.

Monday afternoon biologists set out again to try and determine what is killing these fish.

"The dissolved oxygen is the key thing for fish survival and so probably what is happening is these fish are migrating around the lake and they're coming in contact with water that is void of oxygen," says Hysmith.

His team measured oxygen levels but they were normal.

"We measured oxygen and it was 110% saturation so what that means is you got 10% more than what you really need but that oxygen, that can go away," explain Hysmith.

He says the levels vary substantially in different parts of the lake and at different times of the day.

In parts of the lake Hysmith and his team investigated, they saw about 1600 dead fish and out of the millions of fish that are in the lake that number is very, very small.

The number of dead fish this year so far is not too unusual but Hysmith and his team still want to keep an eye on the situation.

"We are going to keep watching it and you keep checking back with us and we'll let you know so you can keep our friendly fisherman informed."

All in all nothing found Monday afternoon out on the lake was unusual, but they did manage to find some fish worth testing.

"Our Oklahoma counterparts have collected fresh dead fish and they are sending them off to a pathologist to take a look at them maybe the pathologist can lend more insight as to what killed the fish," says Hysmith.

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http://your4state.com/fulltext?nxd_id=313852
Meadow Grounds Lake in McConnellsburg Drained and Full of Dead Fish(Pennsylvania)
6/15/13

McCONNELLSBURG, PA - For years, Meadow Grounds Lake in McConnellsburg was an icon to the Fulton County community. Now it's a 204-acre mud pit, lined with stumps and fish carcasses.

"It's like losing a family member," says Dayton Tweedy, a concerned resident and member of the Friends of Meadow Grounds Lake Group.

According to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC), they announced February 25, 2013 that the lake would be drained indefinitly because of seepage issues in the lake's dam.

The PFBC said it would continue testing the dam until funding could be secured, and warned in a press release that some of the fish would not be saved.

"They dug a pit up there and they just dumped the fish in a hole just to die," says Ed Carbaugh, a concerned resident and member of the Friends of Meadow Grounds Lake Group.

The community is outraged, saying they were not informed the lake would be drawn down. Some believe the area will be used to drill for natural gas rather than officials allocating funds to repair the dam.

"I think it's a little too late for us to do anything now to fill it back up. The fish are gone, wildlife's gone, the habitat is gone, and someone's wallet is going to get fat in the end," says Travis Barnett, a concerned resident.

While others are organizing: the Friends of Meadow Grounds Lake Group says they're focused on the solutions and are filing to become a non-profit.

"We're dedicated, we're organized and we will get this lake back. It's an important thing for the people of our county and the surrounding area. We will not give up until we have our lake back," adds Tweedy.

Another group that faced similar issues in Carlisle got their Opossum Lake back seven years after it was drained. Friends of Meadow Grounds Lake Group say this keeps them hopeful that their lake will be refilled.

The group is holding a public meeting June 24 at 6 p.m. at the Fulton County Library. They ask you to attend and help continue this fight.

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http://www.salina.com/news/dead-fish-at-****ord-61413
6/15/13
Dead fish reported at ****ord Reservoir(Kansas)

****ORD RESERVOIR -- Don Phillips and Larry Riat were both amazed and perplexed about a week ago when they fished at ****ord Reservoir.

The amazing part included a massive run on channel catfish as they fished from a boat, using jig lures.

What alarmed and perplexed the 76-year-old retirees was the thousands of dead carp and other less desirable species in the water and on the shore.

"There were two dead carp about every foot. They were floating in the water about everywhere," said Riat, of Abilene.

The channel catfish were spawning, said Phillips, of Salina.

"We caught many, many of them and turned them back," he said. "They were good eatin' size."

The pair were after walleye and crappie. They caught a few crappie, but turned them back.

But what they wondered about most was the dead carp.

Why the dead carp?

Fisheries officials at the lake have been fielding reports about dead fish -- 99 percent of them carp -- for a couple of weeks, starting from the north end, said R.J. Harms, ****ord operations manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Experts at the lake investigated, and Harms shared a theory that suggests the dead fish came from the Republican River, which flows into the lake.

"A lot of the (dead) fish look to be oxygen-stressed. Our oxygen profiles (in ****ord) seem to be fine," Harms said.

The theory is that rain patterns over the past several weeks have caused the river flows to fluctuate and the fish to move.

Experts think that the increased flows caused carp, and perhaps some drum and other fish, to float downstream. Then, as the heavy flows subsided, the fish would get caught in shallow pools, become oxygen-stressed and die.

"Next time it rains, they would get pushed into the lake," Harms said.

High winds have contributed, as well, he said.

"That's the latest theory. We haven't heard anything different," he said. "There is nothing showing an oxygen problem (at ****ord)."

Mud-covered carp

The theory makes sense, Phillips said.

"I saw several carp that were covered in mud. They had been buried for some time," he said. "Of course, a carp can live for a time without water on them, if they're in the mud."

Phillips said he harbors no concern over the quality of fish at ****ord and would have no problem eating fish caught there.

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http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2317020&language=en
6/15/13

KUWAIT, June 15 (KUNA) -- Environment Public Authority (EPA) has carried out a surveillance of beaches opposing Chest Hospital and Maternity Hospital following discovery of dead fish near these beaches.
A team from EPA's water pollution monitoring department noticed, yesterday and today, scattered quantities of dead fish but then concluded that they were dead for long time and not recently, EPA said in a statement Saturday.
EPA said it contacted the municipality to clean the beaches, asserting keenness to follow up any reports of similar incidents to preserve the environment. (end) zak.bs KUNA 152107 Jun 13NNNN

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http://blogs.courier-journal.com/watchdogearth/2013/06/14/biologists-investigate-thousands-of-dead-fish-at-cave-run-lake/
6/14/13
Biologists investigate thousands of dead fish at Cave Run Lake(Kentucky)

Thousands of fish have died in the past week at Cave Run Lake.

Biologists are still searching for the cause, which affected white bass, said Dave Baker, a spokesman with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.

The “fish kill” was similar to one in the early 2000s.

Bob Durborow, aquaculture extension specialist at Kentucky State University, said the white bass he examined had bacterial infections, which contributed to their condition, but was likely not the primary cause of the fish kill.

“It may have been some kind of virus,” Baker added, saying biologist won’t know until test results come back.

“It seems to have run its course,” Baker said, adding that state officials are not seeing any new fish dying. But last weekend and earlier this week, there were many dead fish scattered around the surface of the lake.

Baker said anglers this weekend should not eat any fish that “don’t look right.” He said look for sores or other blemishes. To which I added, avoid eating fish that don’t smell right, either! Baker reminded people not to eat dead or dying fish.

Gerry Buynak, assistant director of fisheries for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, said anglers first observed thousands of dead and struggling white bass in Cave Run Lake the weekend of June 8. No other species were affected.

The 8,270-acre lake is near Morehead.

To help maintain the fishery, biologists stocked 64,000 fingerling-sized white bass in Cave Run Lake on June 13.

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http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/Catastrophic_fish_kill_along_Arkansas_River_investigated/20130621_11_a8_statew224649?subj=1
'Catastrophic' fish kill along Arkansas River investigated
6/21/13

State wildlife and environmental officials are investigating a die-off of thousands of fish in the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River in north-central Oklahoma.

 Kills were reported on June 4 and again on Monday. The die-off has spread downstream roughly 50 river miles from the initial report near Lamont to its confluence with the main channel of the Arkansas River, which is about seven miles south of Ponca City, according to Kay County Game Warden Spencer Grace, who is investigating the kill.

 There is no official estimate of the number of fish killed.

 "We're looking at stretches of the river, about a mile at a time, 100 or 200 in this stretch, 50 in the next stretch. You take 100 fish times 50 miles of river, that's a lot of fish," he said.

 Both Department of Wildlife Conservation and state Department of Environmental Quality officials have been to the river and taken water samples and fish samples, he said.

 Grace would not speculate on the cause of the kill but said it is widespread and "catastrophic."

 "I've been working on this the last three days with DEQ and it's been frustrating because so many miles of the river are dead now. There are no fish in the water, no gar, nothing. You only see the occasional turtle. You're not seeing any indicators of new fish dying so we just have to rely on the water tests now."

 DEQ spokeswoman Erin Hatfield said water tests would look for a wide range of substances looked for in any fish kill, including heavy metals.

 Results will be known in 10 days to two weeks, she said.

 There is no official warning to prevent people from going into the water or eating fish from the river, but Grace said he would not recommend it.

 Grace said the kill has hit largest fish the hardest.

 "I think the smallest one I saw was about three pounds," he said.

 "It's killing all aquatic life with the exception of turtles, freshwater mussels and clams. It seems to target species that live on the bottom and the big fish that hang out in those deep holes, so the catfish, buffalo, carp, some paddlefish. It is killing out fish in that system that won't be replaced in our lifetime."

 The Salt Fork, which forms the Great Salt Plains Lake where it is dammed in Alfalfa County, has natural salinity but levels measured this week are "astronomical," Grace said.

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Liao solidarity reservoir remove 10 kilograms of dead fish
6/3/13

Morning News (Reporter Xu Zheng) past summer, in Liaoning Province in the southwest united reservoir can see a lot of squatting on the shore anglers, fish pop out from time to time the reservoir water.

Today, green is still, calm water but annoying.  Because three days, from here to fish for fish by more than 10 kilograms of dead fish.

Reservoir fished more than 10 kilograms of dead fish

Liao County Reservoir in southwest united along in the past this time, many people will come to enjoy the scenery fishing.  But in recent days, the reservoir side filled with the pungent stench, shore anglers and enjoy the scenery but not who replaced fifty-six fishing network to salvage the dead fish in the network.

Yesterday, the reporter saw in the southwest along the line, about four or five miles long reservoir layer of dead fish floating on the shore, where a fishing boat has already been installed on 34 pounds.  Salvage of the vessel, who Ms. Wang introduced, dead fish salvage work has been carried out three days, the first sight of dead fish along the edge of the shore, "the less than 10 kilograms of fishing, mostly carp, 10 cm so, many still fry, I did not look at this reservoir a few fish! "

Ms. Wang said, unity reservoir fish larger, often can see fish jumped out the water, "but about four five days ago, I catch fish in the reservoir, I saw a lot of fish to swim to shore after the revolution gradually to drift up dead. "

Ms. Wang home in the field, 10 years ago, to make money for fish Liao County rely on for a living.  According to Ms. Wang said, three years ago in the winter reservoir has also appeared dead, but the number is far less than this, "The last time was because of pollution, this does not know why."

Unity Reservoir Management Office official said, the local fisheries department experts have been detected over water, "water quality is no problem, is the sudden death of fish caused by a parasite."

The responsible person, the recent sudden rise in temperature, reservoir lotus, algae and other green plants PH value after interaction makes up the reservoir, large alkaline water, this water is just suitable for the growth of the parasite Lernaeosis "carp mucosa is thin, easy to be parasitic, together with our shallow reservoirs, can not be diluted with water, resulting in a large number of fish deaths. "

The responsible person said, in order to avoid secondary pollution, salvage of dead fish have to hire someone specialized expected completion time will then have two days to salvage.  Dead fish will be shipped to a unified centralized burial place, then lime disinfection.  Reservoirs where fish can normally eat.

They have applied for dilution reservoir water diversion from Hun PH value, and then put in the pest control expert configuration drugs, "We told nearby residents not to salvage and eating dead fish, and will regularly test the water quality."

Panjin Institute of Aquatic Sciences Baisuo Zhang introduced Lernaeosis parasitic to fish after not rapidly causing widespread fish kills.  "A lot of fish are likely to be integrated sudden death causes." Such as reservoirs for years without clear pond, shallow water, located in the plains (water not regular circulation), it is easy to change after the high temperatures encountered in the ecological balance of the pond, this time if there is harmful parasites, bacterial infections, it will form a combination of factors makes the fish gills, visceral infection, then a large area quickly died.

Prevent this, first do regularly clear pond, fish pond not too much, they often detect changes in water quality and so on.  Pay attention to the weather conditions, such as heating or cooling will significantly advance the preventive preparation.

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Dead fish in Canandaigua Lake being investigated(NY)
6/25/13

Canandaigua, N.Y. —
An investigation is underway to learn why a greater-than-normal number of fish for this time of year are washing up on shore around Canandaigua Lake.

During spawning season it is typical to find dead fish washing up due to various stresses fish experience, such as in defending their turf and dealing with a rapid increase in temperature, said Canandaigua Lake Watershed Manager Kevin Olvany.

"The usual suspects" in Olvany's words are smaller fish like perch and sunfish. This season, he said, there appears to be a greater quantity of fish washing up of all varieties, which include larger fish — such as large bass. The situation warranted an investigation, Olvany said.

Olvany was at Kershaw Park in Canandaigua on Monday looking over the situation, and he said other sections of the lake also appear to have more  fish washing up. A fish sample has been sent to the state Department of Environmental Conservation for testing and results should be back soon, he said.

The DEC is having the fish tested for viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) virus. A serious pathogen of fresh and saltwater fish, the rod-shaped virus affects fish of all size and age ranges. It does not pose any threat to human health, according to the DEC. The virus is causing a disease issue in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada; it can cause hemorrhaging of fish tissue, including internal organs, and can cause the death of infected fish, the DEC says. Once a fish is infected with VHS, there is no known cure.

Olvany said that even if the first test comes back negative for the virus, there will be further testing to confirm that. The virus was found in fish in Irondequoit Bay in May, Olvany said.

Paula Larivee, who walks regularly along Kershaw Park, said she was disturbed to see the number of big, dead fish — 12 inches or longer, she said — during a walk Sunday.

“When you walk there several days a week, you notice changes in the lake,” said Larivee. “This was alarming.”


Read more: http://www.mpnnow.com/news/x624123063/Dead-fish-being-investigated#ixzz2XYPpPI8p

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http://topnews.us/content/255622-hundreds-bait-fish-washed-ashore-south-durras
Hundreds of Bait Fish Washed Ashore at South Durras(Australia)
6/25/13

As harsh weather continues, hundreds of bait fish were seen washed ashore at South Durras. With many of them still alive, a question that arose was what caused the incident. The reasons behind the same still remained mysterious.

The event was something that was never seen before at the place. Hundreds of fishes were seen lying on shore. John Perkins, a Friends of Durras spokesman who snapped the pictures of the fishes, said that the waves came and washed them back.

It emerged that Durras Lake's entrance to the sea has been closed recently. Mr. Perkins said that it may be the reason behind unusual event. Stan Gorton, the Editor at Narooma News, said that the he had never seen yellowtail scad and slimy mackerel piled up like that earlier.

The pictures of the fishes have been sent to NSW Fisheries to find out the reason behind the same. The residents of the Batemans Bay have been asked to stay away from the waterfront as the tides are still hitting the town.

"The tide wasn't as big as the same time last year. Climate scientists say this will be 'normal' high tide in couple of decades. It's a bit of a benchmark", said Narooma local Greg Watts.

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http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130625/NEWS/306250334
6/25/13
Agencies look into Ashland fish-kill

ASHLAND — State police, fish biologists and Ashland city officials are investigating an apparent fish-kill in lower Ashland Creek along and downstream of the city's Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Ashland Director of Public Works Mike Faught said an unspecified number of fish he could not identify were found in that reach of the creek.

The plant discharges treated effluent into Ashland Creek and it was not known late Monday whether the die-off was caused by effluent released from the plant or some other source.

Faught said there were no change to dissolved oxygen levels in the plant's discharge, and there were no signs of toxic poisoning within the plant's treatment regimen.

Changes in dissolved oxygen or toxic poisoning are two common causes for some fish kills.

The dead fish apparently were discovered by a private citizen who notified Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists in Central Point, Faught said. ODFW officials called city public works crews and an investigation was launched, he said.

Ashland Creek is a Bear Creek tributary that flows through Ashland's Lithia Park and portions of city neighborhoods before reaching the treatment plant area close to its confluence with Bear Creek.

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http://www.twincities.com/wisconsin/ci_23529767/wis-dnr-suspects-virus-killed-hundreds-carp
6/24/13
Wisconsin DNR suspects virus killed hundreds of carp

MADISON, Wis.—Wisconsin fisheries experts suspect a virus played a role in the death of hundreds of carp in Iowa and Dane counties this month.

David Rowe is the Department of Natural Resources' fisheries team supervisor. He says carp in Ludden Lake near Mineral Point and Marshall Millpond in Marshall started turning up dead around the middle of June. He says hundreds died in both locations.

Rowe says the carp likely became infected with koi herpes virus during spawning and developed a secondary bacterial infection that did them in. Results from testing at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory are pending.

Rowe says the agency is unsure how the virus got into the water bodies. The DNR advises anyone cleaning up the dead fish to use a shovel or gloves.

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Millions of krill wash up on Oregon and California beaches

Millions of krill - a tiny shrimp-like animal that is a cornerstone of the ocean food web - have been washing up on beaches in Southern Oregon and Northern California for the past few weeks.

Scientists are not sure why

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oceanographer Bill Peterson says they may have been blown into the surf by strong winds while mating near the surface, and then been dashed on the beach.

The species is Thysanoessa spinifera. They are about an inch long and live in shallower water along the Continental Shelf. They have been seen in swaths 5 feet wide, stretching for miles on beaches from Eureka, Calif., to Newport, Ore. Some were still alive.

"There has definitely been something going on," Peterson said from Newport. "People have sent us specimens. In both cases, the females had just been fertilized. That suggests they were involved, maybe, in a mating swarm. But we've had a lot of onshore wind the last two weeks. If they were on the surface for some reason and the wind blows them toward the beach and they are trapped in the surf, that is the end of them."

Or, they may have fallen victim to low levels of oxygen in the water, said Joe Tyburczy, a scientist with California Sea Grant Extension in Eureka. A recent ocean survey showed lower than normal oxygen levels in some locations. If the krill went to the surface to get oxygen, they could have been blown on shore, he said.

For some reason, people did not see gulls and other sea birds eating them, he added.

Peterson said low oxygen conditions, known as hypoxia, are a less likely explanation because they normally occur later in the summer.

The mass strandings are unusual, but not unheard of, Peterson added. There is no way to tell yet whether this represents a significant threat to a source of food for salmon, rockfish, ling cod and even whales.

http://www.sott.net/article/263389-Millions-of-krill-wash-up-on-Oregon-and-California-beaches

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http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/hundreds-of-stingrays-found-dead-on-mexican-beach/
Hundreds of stingrays found dead on Mexican beach

Eerie scene in Veracruz remains mysterious; some say that fishermen discarded the strange-looking fish, but authorities are investigating
7/17/13

It was an eerie scene Tuesday on a beach in the Mexican state of Veracruz, as roughly 300 large stingray carcasses littered the shore.

The cause remains mysterious, and Mexican authorities are investigating. But some speculate that Chachalacas fishermen, who possibly captured the winged rays in nets, dumped them after failing to get a worthwhile price.

However, Chachalacas fisherman Jaime Vazquez told the BBC that fishermen would not do such a thing, and that in his 30 years as a fisherman he had never seen colleagues discard fish on the beach.



He said they would set free any unwanted catch.

What’s also mysterious is how so many stingrays could be captured at once if, in fact, they were. At least one environmental group has speculated on Imgur that seismic surveys played a role in the killing of so many sea creatures.

But local food vendor Adriana Loredo, in an Associated Press report, said she witnessed fishermen dumping the rays.

Which is odd because stingray flesh is edible. Loredo said chopped stingray wings are commonly served as snacks in Veracruz restaurants.

Veracruz’s Environment Minister, Victor Alvarado Martinez, has asked federal authorities for help investigating the incident.

Stingrays are found worldwide in temperate seas, mostly in shallow coastal waters. They can measure 6-plus feet and can weigh more than 700 pounds.

They generally hide in the sand and ambush prey, and move across the sea floor with wing-like fins. The poisonous barbs on their tails are used mostly for self-defense.

Their status is listed as threatened, according to National Geographic.

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Hundreds Of Dead Fish Float To Surface Of Murky Inner Harbor Water



What’s in the water? People–shocked to see parts of the Inner Harbor turned a milky white and green–as hundreds of dead fish float to the surface.
 
Meghan McCorkell has more as environmental experts look for a cause.
 
Preliminary tests show little to no oxygen in the water. Now experts are trying to find out why.
 
Right in the shadow of the National Aquarium, a troubling sight on the Inner Harbor.

VIDEO REPORT: http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/07/18/200-fish-dead-in-inner-harbor-preliminary-testing-shows-no-oxygen-in-water/

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2375819/UK-weather-Homes-hit-flash-flooding-huge-thunderstorms-sweep-country.html
It's been so hot even the fish are dying! Wildlife wiped out and cars flooded by a month's rain in just hours as extreme conditions sweep Britain

Around 50 homes hit by flash flooding in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, following heavy downpours

Entire months rainfall hits Pershore, Worcestershire, in the space of three hours as the area is hit by 56mm of rain

Two flood warnings and 13 flood alerts put in place by the Environment Agency

Man, 27, drowns after going swimming in a reservoir in in Keswick, Cumbria

7/24/13
Thousands of fish have been found dead in a lake because they were suffering from a shortage of oxygen as a result of the prolonged hot weather.

Grant Mackenzie, 48, said it 'looked like Armageddon in fishing terms' when he discovered the grim scene in Bulwell Hall park Lakes, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire.

In warm weather fish use more oxygen and microbes in the water grow and take up the oxygen. After an extended period of sunshine, the fish can end up dying unless action is taken to put extra air in the water.

A YouTube user also posted a video of dying fish in the River Lea in London which had apparently also been deprived of oxygen in the hot weather

The fish in Buwell were found dead in the water on Monday, just before the most prolonged heatwave Britain has experienced since 1976 came to a thundery end as a month's rain fell in just a few hours in some areas.

Fisherman Mr Mackenzie, 48, said: 'It was about 6.30am on Monday morning when I found them. In the past I have seen the odd fish floating in the water but nothing like this.

'It is really shocking that this has happened but I do not think anyone is to blame. The heat has caused the oxygen levels to drop in the lake which has killed the fish. In hindsight the council should have come and oxygenated the lake before it got too hot.'

After the hot weather finally ended, it was flooding that arrived with heavy rain. In Southwell, Nottinghamshire, more than 50 homes were affected as a sudden downpour caused flash floods.

Cars were left damaged and the road was left covered in thick mud after vehicles had been tossed around in the dirty water.

Mother-of-four Julie Wells, 40, described the gushing wall of water as 'like a tsunami' after the storm engulfed the village.

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