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When Planet X entered the inner Solar System in late 2002 - early 2003, it was not just the Earth that reacted, as it did with an increase in earthquakes, volcanism and extreme weather, the animal life on Earth also started showing signs of the approaching monster.
The most noticeable symptoms were:
- Crazy Animal Behaviour: Reports of bizarre behaviour including animal attacks from normally passive creatures and spiders spinning webs over whole fields.
- Confused Animals: Whales and dolphins stranding themselves on beaches in droves or getting lost upstream in coastal rivers.
- Large fish and bird kills: Flocks of birds falling dead from the sky and shoals of fish dying and floating to the surface of lakes, rivers and washing up along coastlines.
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Crazy Animal Behaviour
Reports of crazy animal behaviour have included sheep that charged a farmer’s wife off a cliff, deer attacking a car and rabbits biting pedestrians. Spiders have spun webs over whole fields and caterpillar larvae have covered whole trees in silk.
As usual, the Zetas explain the true causes:
http://www.zetatalk.com/transfor/t154.htm (Jan 11th 2003)
Animal behavior also has been noted as almost crazed, where animals normally passive and seeking to avoid confrontation will attack with provocation, or fly in the wrong direction during migration. This is due to signals the animals or insects get from the core of the Earth, signals not known to man, but nonetheless there. [……] Spiders weaving webs to an extreme so that acres are covered under webs, get noted, but the base behavior is normal for a spider. EOZT
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Confused Animals
Other erratic behaviour among animals included a seeming loss of direction with whales and dolphins swimming inland and stranding themselves on beaches.
Unreliable Compasses (March 28th, 2009)
The compass is unreliable for the past few years, and lately has gotten very extreme in its variance. Many animals and insects have a biological compass, recording during migrations where that compass laid, and when taking a return trip relying on the recording to guide them back. If the Earth's N Pole swings away from the press of Planet X, which is increasingly pointing its N Pole at the Earth, then these animals are not given correct clues and aim for land or up a river. Sad to say, this will only get worse as the last weeks and the pole shift loom on the horizon. EOZT
Are due to the Magnetic Clash (July 1st, 2006)
The compass anomaly, swinging to the East, is indicative of the Earth adjusting to the approach of Planet X and the clash of their magnetic fields. The change is indicative of a clash in magnetic fields as Planet X comes ever closer to the Earth, their fields touching. It is the combined field that Earth must adjust to, and continue to adjust to, not the exact position of the N Pole of Planet X within these fields, and the Sun's magnetic field enters into the equation too. This dramatic change, noted by a conscientious tracker, checking dual compasses daily for years, indicates that the Earth is trying to align side-by-side with Planet X, bringing its magnetic N Pole to point toward the Sun, as Planet X is currently doing in the main. These adjustments are temporary, and change about, as magnets can make dramatic and swift changes in their alignment with each other. Put a number of small magnets on a glass, with iron ore dust, and move a large magnet about under them, and watch the jerking about they do. Are we saying the Earth's magnetic field is going to get more erratic in the future, dramatically so? There is no question that this will be one of the signs that will come, yet another not covered by the Global Warming excuse. EOZT
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Large fish and bird kills
Hundreds, if not thousands, of these events have taken place with the frequency increasing year on year. Poignant examples include the 20 tonnes of dead herring which washed ashore in Norway and 1200 pelicans found on a beach in Peru.
Earth Farts (January 9th, 2007)
We have explained, in great detail, that the stretch zone does not register great quakes when rock layers pull apart and sink, as this is a silent Earth change. Nancy has carefully documented breaking water and gas mains, derailing trains, dislocating bridge abutments, mining accidents, and outbreaks of factory explosions, showing that these have occurred in rashes on occasion, when the rock layers pulled apart. [……] In September-October of 2005, a smell of rotten eggs was sensed from LA to Thunder Bay on Lake Superior to the New England states and throughout the South-Eastern US. We explained at that time that this was due to rock layers being pulled apart, releasing gas from moldering vegetation trapped during prior pole shifts, when rock layers were jerked about, trapping vegetation. We explained in March of 2002 that black water off the coast of Florida was caused by this phenomena. Do these fumes cause people to sicken, and birds to die? Mining operations of old had what they called the canary in a birdcage, to warn the miners of methane gas leaks. Birds are very sensitive to these fumes, and die, and this is indeed what happened in Austin, TX. Were it not for the explosions associated with gas leaks, it would be common knowledge that gas leaks sicken, as the body was not structured to breathe such air for long. EOZT
Zetatalk Explanation (January 8th, 2011)
Dead fish and birds falling from the sky are being reported worldwide, suddenly. This is not a local affair, obviously. Dead birds have been reported in Sweden and N America, and dead fish in N America, Brazil, and New Zealand. Methane is known to cause bird dead, and as methane rises when released during Earth shifting, will float upward through the flocks of birds above. But can this be the cause of dead fish? If birds are more sensitive than humans to methane release, fish are likewise sensitive to changes in the water, as anyone with an aquarium will attest. Those schools of fish caught in rising methane bubbles during sifting of rock layers beneath them will inevitably be affected. Fish cannot, for instance, hold their breath until the emergency passes! Nor do birds have such a mechanism. EOZT
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Starr DiGiacomo
Thousands of dead fish found floating on a lake in Meniffe, California, America
Investigation into the death of thousands of fish in Menifee Lake continues today, with speculation among residents of the community increasing as lake maintenance officials await further water test results.
An official would not go on record with comment today until further test results are available. The initial explanation given Menifee 24/7 was climate changes, but a source said there is no official explanation at this point. Dead fish started floating to the surface on Saturday and many still are visible against the lake shore.
“I first noticed it when I walked around the lake on Saturday, and it rained the night before,” Menifee Lakes resident Bob Howard said today. “Maybe the rain washed something into the lake. Nobody knows at this point and there are all kinds of rumors.
“Initially, I just noticed blue gill and crappie dying. Today for the first time I’m seeing dead catfish. It really ruins my walk around the lake. I hope they find out what happened.”
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http://yamkin.wordpress.com/2014/05/04/thousands-of-dead-fish-found...
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Large amount of dead fish found floating along a river in Xiasha District, China
Recently, several friends broke the news, Xiasha Economic Development Zone along the river appeared a large floating fish, dead fish phenomenon.
Users also said that floating fish attracted a large number of people fishing nearby, and some even sell the salvage of dead fish up around the hotel.
Emergency departments river returns to normal
As management, river management xiasha Dyke found, the first time the organization personnel dead fish on the river to make a deal with the situation.
On the one hand, the organization river cleaning staff salvage of dead fish floating in the water, after two days of fishing, sanitation workers were recovered from the 2000 pounds of dead fish, and made a landfill.
On the other side, the staff take emergency water distribution methods, the river water quality repair.
After a series of treatments, the river has returned to normal.
Environmental surrounding industrial enterprises involved in one investigation
For the cause of a large area of dead fish, users are also different opinions: some believe can cause such a big impact, only industrial waste-water treatment; while the other side, it was thought to be caused by hypoxia river water.
, The reporter contacted the phone xiasha Economic Development Environmental Protection Agency to monitor the brigade brigade Changsheng Bin guess for many users.
Sheng Bin told reporters that since last week occurred floating fish, dead fish phenomenon, xiasha environmental protection departments on the river surrounding businesses expand carpet investigation, so far, the investigation work is still in progress.
May 5, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20140503/SHE0101/305030439/De...
Dead fish lining Wisconsin shorelines
May 3, 2014
In this photo taken April 28, a pair of dead fish lies in the sand along the East shoreline of Lake Petenwell in Rome. Thousands of dead fish are washing up on the shores of some Wisconsin lakes. / AP Photo/Daily Tribune Media
Members of the Crystal Lake Sportsman's Club drill holes and clear snow in February on Little Elkhart Lake. The effort was aimed at adding more oxygen to the lake, though the harsh winter appears to have killed many, if not all, of the lake's fish.
State wildlife officials fear the long, harsh winter has led to a significant fish die-off in Little Elkhart Lake, where large numbers of dead fish have been found in the water and on shore.
The phenomenon, which has now been found at several other inland lakes in Wisconsin, is the result of thick ice that trapped fish in shallow waters with low oxygen, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.
At Little Elkhart Lake in northwest Sheboygan County, no fish species was spared, including northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill and crappie. Even the ever-hardy bullhead has been found dead in high numbers, which could signal a severe, if not total fish die-off.
“It looks to be a pretty significant kill based on the species people are finding,” said Travis Motl, a fisheries biologist who works out of the Plymouth DNR office. “This was a particularly bad winter.”
Motl plans to visit the lake — which is a popular fishing spot — in late May and will survey the fish population to determine how bad the die-off was. From there, the DNR will work with area conservation groups to restock the lake.
The issue stems from three-foot-thick ice and heavy snow cover this past winter that left little oxygen in the shallow lake. Compounding the problem was that the lake’s abundant plant life was choked off from the sun, killing those plants and creating a mass decomposition process that further depleted the water’s oxygen levels.
At the same time, given that it’s considered a “seepage lake,” meaning it’s fed by groundwater rather than streams, no fresh oxygenated water was entering the lake during the winter.
Local fishermen first noticed the problem during a February ice fishing tournament, when dead fish floated up to the surface as people began drilling holes in the ice. Others reported seeing fish swimming on their sides along the ice, where there’s more oxygen.
The DNR didn’t have an aerator available to assist, so about a dozen members of the Crystal Lake Sportsman’s Club plowed snow into long rows on the lake’s surface to get more sunlight to plants in the water.
They also spent a day drilling 674 holes in the ice in hopes that a forecasted rainstorm would melt the snowbanks they’d created and send fresh water into the lake, in turn adding oxygen to the water.
However, the effort wasn’t enough, and club members said the mass die-off on Little Elkhart Lake appears to be the worst they’ve seen in more than three decades.
“Most winters, we have one or two thaws where the snow melts and it rains, and all that water runs back into the lake somewhere, which helps the fish out,” said Justin Fink, the club’s president.
Motl said winter die-offs are most common on lakes with similar profiles as Little Elkhart Lake, with its shallow water and rich plant life. Those with deeper water and fewer plants weather harsh winters much better.
The DNR expects the cold winter will result in more dead fish in lakes throughout the state.
So far, no other Sheboygan County lakes appear to have endured similar fish kills, which has surprised Motl, though the issue has been found at other inland Wisconsin lakes, including Lake Petenwell, near the Town of Rome in Adams County.
Residents near Lake Petenwell are seeing a second unusual sight — pelicans have come to scoop up the dead carp, walleye and other fish.
“We don't normally have pelicans here,” resident Jim Kiehl said. “Then, I saw dead fish lying on the bank.”
May 5, 2014
sourabh kale
Birds Are Losing Their Way
What's happening? They are losing their inner-compass...
May 7, 2014
The migratory pattern of birds - even if it is a dry subject and the aim of comedic cracks - for some odd reason, has always held the high fascination of biologists.Never more so than now...That's because the classic experiments were so predictable. Such as a cage with some kind of monitors to catch which direction the bird wanted to travel at night.That is, until it started going tragically wrong in the mid-2000s.German researchers discovered in 2004 that the regular experiment became an erratic mystery while observing the European Robin.They would not orient themselves in a single direction. They would not hop in a direction. They were shut down. They were completely lost. Changing variables like food, light, cages...lots of things - didn't do a thing according to biologist Henrik Mouritsen. For three years they tried to solve the mystery.That's when they realized they left out oneimportant variable...an invisible one...The electromagnetic noise coming from allthe electronics on the nearby campus. Theymade a Faraday cageof sorts by using aluminum screens in the cages - the birds started jumping again. It worked!After spending so many years and so much research just to correct a problem occurring with the original experiment, thesure results presented a new problem to biology and the environment at large.Mouritsen said:We are absolutely sure that the effect is real.That's why now, the results could be published just today in thejournalNature. Scarily enough - the levels affecting the birds are 1,000 times below WHO guidelines. Being so immersed in electronics it is going to be a difficult task finding out which electronics are causing birds to lose their way. It could be anything that has to be plugged in.So far, the bird disorientation only happens in large urban and industrial areas or learning campuses. And they ruled out power lines or cellphone signals because the frequencies they emit are too low and too high respectively. But the frequencyband range most responsibleis 2 kHz - 5 MHz, which would include AM radio, and all area electronic equipment. Itis absolutely baffling news to the physicists who will say as Mouritsen recounts, "that can't have any effect."But he didn't dwell in the realm of conventional physics - he stepped it up a notch to quantum mechanics.
"Theoretical predictions suggest that [the disruption] might be an effect of electron spins." Electromagnetic noise might be affecting electron spins in a molecule namedcryptochrome, Mouritsen says — the eye protein that some scientists believe plays a pivotal role in avian magnetic orientation. This could cause the molecule's chemical properties to change, and the birds to lose all sense of direction at night. But the theory, Mouritsen warns, is "unproven."The findings have fascinated other researchers but some say that it's not that big of a deal and the bird can leave the urban area in any direction to gather its bearings. Mouritsen sees it as a growing problem of high electromagnetic radiationthat could be reduced by some means.So it's not just a matter of adaptation. Do birds know to stay away from the city? Willthey? Mouritsen doesn't know but says,"I'm sure the birds would have been better off if one of their key compasses had never been disturbed."This certainly wouldn't be the first time animal patterns have been "off" in recent years. It is commonly thought that bees, birds, dolphins and other animals are highly sensitive to electromagnetic radiation. So one would think a little more forethought would go into forays like Navytesting experiments around the world. While cell towers seem to be ruled out of the above experiment, they are certainly implicated for having adetrimental effect on mammals.A couple years ago, I tried to make sense of all the dolphin deaths - like the ones that wound up off the shores of Peru. I speculated because I didn't buy the theorythat they just suddenly decided to do it and everyone followed the leader. That was a long time ago and thousands more have died under mysterious circumstances - yet "more research" is always needed.No, the innate intelligence of animals is much too underestimated; much too disregarded. For the first time ever, they have lost their way.But where will they go when there is no more room to adapt? Why should they be stretched to the brink of no more adaptation to begin with?
May 9, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.newskarnataka.com/news/content/mysore/Dead-Fish-found-at...
Dead Fish found at Karanji Lake
[Updated 2014-05-11 09:59:00 ]
Mysore :Hundreds of fish in picturesque Karanji Lake were found dead on Saturday May 10, due to the heavy inflow of sewage water from manholes.
Reports say that the cause is heavy inflow of sewage water from overflowing manholes in Siddartha Layout in east Mysore may have caused their death. This follows a heavy downpour in Mysore since few days. Water samples have been collected to assess exact cause of death.
Zoo officials confirmed that over 300 fish were found dead on the east side of the lake from where storm water enters the water body. Incessant rain caused problem as storm water mixed sewage water overflowed from manholes and polluted the lake.
MCC commissioner PG Ramesh confirmed that sewage inflow may have caused fish death and we are working to prevent inflow of sewage to the Lake. We are diverting sewage line to protect the water body and work is in progress. In few weeks time we will be able to divert the UGD water away from the lake.
May 12, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Fish-kill-reported-in...
Thousands of fish found dead in Shark River
Updated 4:18 pm, Monday, May 12, 2014
BELMAR, N.J. (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine what's causing a massive fish kill in the Shark River.
Monmouth County's health department received a report at 5:30 a.m., Monday. Officials say thousands of fish have died, but a total count has not been completed.
Public health coordinator Michael Meddis tells the Asbury Park Press (http://on.app.com/1jazIXq ) moss bunker appears to be the affected species and the fish kill is mainly taking place in the boat basin in Belmar.
Meddis says bunker reproduce in large numbers and typically use a lot of oxygen.
State environmental officials tell the newspaper that preliminary test results showed acceptable oxygen levels and almost no algae in the water. They say "slightly low oxygen levels" likely resulted in a fish kill.
May 13, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://en.a1plus.am/1189319.html
Dead fish found in river
On May 16, the Ministry of Emergency Situations received a report that dead fish had been found in the Shahvard river that flows through Voskevaz village in Aragatsotn region.
A task force was sent to the site shortly afterwards to find that fish in the river had been dying in large numbers (about 20 kg).
Representatives of the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of the local Governor’s Office and Epidemiological Service have taken samples of water for analysis.
May 16, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.csnphilly.com/article/dead-fish-wash-jersey-shore
First the river now the beaches. More than 5 tons of dead fish wash up on Jersey beaches.
State environmental officials say there is no indication of disease, and that the fish, which normally produce in large numbers and consume a lot of oxygen, simply overproduced.
Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty says crews will be patrolling the beaches this weekend to clear any dead fish out of the way of beachgoers.
May 16, 2014
Howard
Rare Deep Sea Lancetfish Swims Ashore on North Carolina Beach (May 12)
It is a deep water, open ocean fish with a large mouth and very sharp teeth. They grow up to 6.6 feet in length.
Very little is known about their biology, though they are widely distributed in all oceans, except the polar seas.
The photos were taken by Leif Rasmussen from Manteo.
After taking pictures of the strange-looking fish, Rasmussen walked the fish back out to the ocean, as deep as he could walk. He then released the fish back into the water.
Pier officials say the fish ended up swimming up to the shore again, so they believe something was wrong with it.
http://myfox8.com/2014/05/16/lancetfish-washes-ashore-in-nags-head/
http://www.local8now.com/news/headlines/Mysterious-deepwater-fish-f...
May 17, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.sott.net/article/279296-Winterkill-strikes-Grand-Lake-ne...
Winterkill strikes Grand Lake near Duluth; thousands of fish found ...
Dead fish of several species are washed up along the shore of Grand Lake on Monday. Thousands of fish in the lake north of Duluth were lost to winterkill, a condition in which dissolved oxygen levels are too low for fish to survive.
Perhaps as many as 35,000 fish died, said Dan Wilfond, fisheries specialist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources at French River, although he cautioned that that was a rough estimate.
The fish, victims of winterkill -- low oxygen levels -- included sunfish, crappies, walleyes, northern pike and largemouth bass, Wilfond said.
Grand Lake, a 1,600-acre lake between Saginaw and Twig, is popular with anglers.
"It was disheartening," Wilfond said. "It was a pretty severe kill."
Tim Goeman, DNR regional fisheries supervisor at Grand Rapids, said he was not aware of other lakes across northeastern Minnesota that have suffered winterkill.
Winterkill occurs when dissolved oxygen levels get too low during winter for fish to survive, Wilfond said. It typically takes place on shallow lakes with lots of aquatic vegetation or high nutrient levels, Goeman said.
Grand Lake is 24 feet at its deepest, but just 1 percent of the lake is deeper than 15 feet, Wilfond said. The lake has historically suffered some winterkill events, he said. The last severe winterkill on Grand Lake was in 1955-56.
Walleye numbers in the lake have decreased in recent years as bass and panfish populations have increased. As a result of the winterkill and a subsequent void in the lake's fish numbers, the DNR plans to stock the lake with walleye fry (tiny, just hatched fish), Wilfond said.
"Maybe we can get the walleye population up and running," Wilfond said. "Because of the void, there will be a lot of forage for them."
The DNR had been stocking walleyes in Grand Lake for a time but discontinued it several years ago due to poor returns, Wilfond said.
"But in our management plan, we said we would reintroduce walleye stocking in the event of a winterkill," he said.
The DNR plans to stock 755,000 fry each year from this year through 2016. This year's fry stocking likely will take place in a couple of weeks, Wilfond said.
May 17, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Thousands-of-Dead-Fish-in-M...
Thousands of Dead Fish in Marina Del Rey
Officials are worried that the foul odor will cause a huge discomfort for both visitors and resident nearby.
| Sunday, May 18, 2014 | Updated 7:05 AM PDT
Thousands of dead fish wash up at Marina Del Rey on Sunday, May 18, 2014.
Thousands of dead fish have flooded one of seven basins at Marina Del Rey late Saturday evening.
The first report came in just after 9 p.m. at the A-Basin located at 13000 block of Tahiti Way, officials said.
Authorities said upon sheriff’s arrival at the reported location, they discovered thousands of dead fish floating in the water.
It was not immediately known what caused these fish to die and wash up to the basin. California Fish and Game was called to the scene but are not expected to clean up the dead fish until later in the day, officials said.
Authorities said the fish may have died due to a lack of oxygen.
Officials are worried that the foul odor will cause a huge discomfort for both visitors and residents nearby.
May 18, 2014
Howard
Another Rare Deep Ocean Fish Swims Ashore (May 21)
Prof Mike Elliott, at the University of Hull, said the Deal Fish found on the beach at Hornsea normally inhabits colder deep waters north of Scotland.
The fish was found on the beach by Hornsea resident Allan Dougal and his son.
Mr Dougal said that it was at the water's edge and "after clearing its gills of sand it was returned to the sea where it swam away".
Prof Elliott said: "This fish gets much bigger and can get up to eight-and-a-half feet. They go down in deeper water of about 200 to 1,000 metres deep, they are oceanic fish
"They are rare in the North sea, North of Scotland would be a bit more common.
Source
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-27484705
May 22, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/environment/thousands-dead-f...
Thousands Of Dead Fish Wash Up Near Galveston Bay, Officials Say It's Nothing
Thousands of dead fish washed up in Seabrook, Texas, this weekend. Authorities say there is no cause for concern, despite the fact that the community sits on the coast of Galveston Bay, where a barge leaked thousands of gallons of tar-like oil in March.
Residents in the Seabrook-Kemah area told KTRK-TV they have never seen or smelled anything like the thousands of rotting shad washed ashore there.
"It just stinks really bad," Yesenia Compean told the news channel. "You had to cover your nose when you walk by there."
"Never seen nothing like that in my life," said Edward Hinojosa, who spends most of his weekends in the Kemah area.
In March a barge carrying 900,000 gallons of oil collided with a tanker and overturned in the Houston Ship Channel, creating an oil slick 12 miles long in Galveston Bay. Officials estimated 168,000 gallons of oil were spilled into the water.
But the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department say the shad incident is “not uncommon” and that the fish died because of “oxygen depletion.”
Thousands of dead anchovies were found in Southern California’s Marina del Ray last weekend and state wildlife officials also attributed it to oxygen depletion. They say the fish likely sought refuge in the harbor from a "predator species," became trapped and depleted all the oxygen in the water there.
“Once in the harbor, the fish school became trapped, and subsequently depleted all of the available oxygen in the water,” according to California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Janice Mackey.
Moderator Update 5/28:
"Thousands of dead fish that were creating a big stench in Galveston County for the most part are gone.
"We first reported Sunday about the dead fish that washed ashore near the 146 bridge leading into Kemah on Sunday.
"When we went back Monday to see if they were still there, we found only a few remaining.
"When we went back Monday to see if they were still there, we found only a few remaining.
According to a fish and wildlife officials we spoke with, these types of fish decompose very quickly."
http://abc13.com/news/thousands-of-dead-fish-found-near-kemah-now-g...
May 27, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://yamkin.wordpress.com/2014/05/26/fish-kill-found-in-a-river-i...
Fish kill found in a river in Tocantins, Brazil
Dead fish were again caught by the population of the state, but this time the entry was made in Formoso River, south of Tocantins. According to the netizen Deyvid Brito, the photos were taken on Thursday (22), near the pumping area of Rio Formoso project facing irrigated agriculture in the region. “I’m from Formoso do Araguaia and today, in the early afternoon, passing through the BR-242, the right side of the highway, I realized that there were several dead fish,” he says.
The scene caught by the internet is not the first. In April, fishermen Tocantinópolis, upstate, said they found evidence of a fish kill on the Tocantins River . And in February, thousands of dead fish were found near the dam of the hydroelectric plant Luís Eduardo Magalhães in Paved , 50 km from Las Palmas. In the latter, Investco, the company responsible for the plant, was fined more than U.S. $ 2.5 million for the death of fish.
According to the Nature Institute of Tocantins (Naturatins), the Coordinator of Surveillance and Environmental Quality sent a monitoring team of Formoso do Araguaia, to inspect the area where the dead fish were found. The goal, according to the agency, is to investigate the causes of the destruction of these animals. However, the coordination of the State Naturatins thought better call for reinforcements.
According to the agency, on Monday (26) a team of Gurupi also go to the site and a report is expected to leave in three days, counting from Monday.
http://tinyurl.com/q38v2gc
May 27, 2014
lonne rey
Cold Wave Kills 6 Million Fish in Eastern Bolivia
LA PAZ – Authorities in the eastern Bolivian province of Santa Cruz declared an alert following the death of 6 million fish from the unusually cold weather gripping the country in recent weeks.
The provincial government said the fish died in the Grande, Pirai and Ichilo rivers that run through the tropical region.
This is an “environmental catastrophe” brought on by the lowest temperatures registered in Santa Cruz in nearly half a century, Gov. Ruben Costas told reporters.
The cold wave that gripped the Southern Cone of South America last month caused a severe drop in temperatures in southern and eastern Bolivia, even falling below 0 C (32 F) in areas where the thermometer isusually above 20 C (68 F).
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May 27, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2640680/Village-fire-How-me...
Village of fire: How methane gas seeping out of the ground means that Chinese farmers working in the field can’t risk even a single spark from a tool in case the air bursts into flames
Methane gas is coming up from the ground in a village in China causing the air to burst into balls of fire.
The phenomenon is now so common that Nanjiawan village in south-west China has been dubbed the 'Invisible Fire Village'.
Lighting a cigarette or starting electrical equipment can have disastrous consequences.
Dangerous: Methane gas is coming up from the ground in a village in China causing the air to burst into fire
Superstitious locals called in priests at first believing they had been cursed by evil spirits.
After that failed to drive away the methane gas explosions some of the more enterprising villagers dug tunnels under their homes and used the gas to create basic underfloor heating systems.
The gas was discovered less than a year ago when Su Geng, 83, reported to authorities a strange smell coming from her cellar.
She said: 'They told me after doing a test that there was methane leaking out of the ground. They set fire to the air to prove it to me.'
Villagers need to be careful when working in the fields because even a single spark from a metal farming tool striking a stone can cause the air to literally burst into flames
The phenomenon is so common now that Nanjiawan village in south-west China is known by its nickname 'Invisible Fire Village'
Some of the more creative villagers dug tunnels under their homes and used the gas to create basic underfloor heating systems
Methane secreting from the ground occurs in many places around the world.
On one hillside on Turkey's Mediterranean coast fires have been burning for thousands of years.
However, families in China are afraid that the 'Invisible Fire' will one day burn out of control and lead to deaths.
Putting it out: Superstitious locals called in priests at first believing they had been cursed by evil spirits
Lighting a cigarette or starting electrical equipment can have disastrous consequences
The gas was discovered less than a year ago when an 83-year-old woman noticed a strange smell coming from her cellar
A police spokesman said: 'It doesn't matter how often they are told that it is an explainable natural phenomenon, there are many who view it as a sinister thing and insist that it evil spirits and other hocus pocus is at play.
'In fact the most logical explanation is staring them in the face every day. There is a natural gas mine not far from the village.
'It's likely that the gas leaks and goes underground to the village, causing the fires there. It is not witchcraft or sorcery but simple natural science.'
May 28, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.fourstateshomepage.com/story/d/story/thousands-of-fish-f...
Thousands of Fish Found Dead Along Clear Creek
May 29, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
Officials from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources say it's called a "fish kill."
The white bass fish died about a week ago, possibly from a virus.
Since the fish are spawning, they are stressed and their bodies may not be strong enough to fight the virus.
Officials add that "fish kills" usually occur when there is a reduction of oxygen in the water.
Jun 3, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.uttoxeter-news.co.uk/News/Thousands-of-fish-found-dead-i...
Thousands of fish found dead in river near Uttoxeter
THOUSANDS of fish have been found dead in a river near Uttoxeter and an environmental investigation is now underway to confirm the cause.
Angler Glen Pointon posted a tweet with a picture showing several dead fish on a riverbank near the River Tean.
He said: “It’s one of the saddest moments in fishing I have ever seen, a river I often fish called the river Tean, a tributary of the Dove has been polluted over the last 24 hours and killed every single bit of life in the river.
“Thousands of trout fry, grayling, huge trout, stone loach, bull heads are lying in their thousands all over the bed of the river. The Environmental Agency are there now. Gutted is not the word.”
An Environment Agency spokesman said: “We are currently dealing with a fish kill on the River Tean.
“The incident was reported to us yesterday evening and our officers attended the scene shortly after.
“Today we are continuing to investigate the cause, checking and taking samples on the river upstream and downstream of where the incident occurred.
“We are still assessing how many fish have died but early estimates are in excess of 1000.”
Jun 4, 2014
lonne rey
Sea star disease epidemic surges in Oregon, local extinctions expected
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Just in the past two weeks, the incidence of sea star wasting syndrome has exploded along the Oregon Coast and created an epidemic of historic magnitude, one that threatens to decimate the entire population of purple ochre sea stars.
Prior to this, Oregon had been the only part of the West Coast that had been largely spared this devastating disease.
Researchers say this is the first time that die-offs of sea stars, more commonly known as starfish, have ever been identified at one time along such a wide expanse of the West Coast, and the sudden increase in Oregon has been extraordinary.
“This is an unprecedented event,” said Bruce Menge, the Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology in the Department of Integrative Biology of the OSU College of Science. “We’ve never seen anything of this magnitude before.
“We have no clue what’s causing this epidemic, how severe the damage might be or how long that damage might last,” he said. “It’s very serious. Some of the sea stars most heavily affected are keystone predators that influence the whole diversity of life in the intertidal zone.”
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Jun 5, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Crows-falcons-fall-de...
Crows, falcons fall dead
TNN | Jun 11, 2014, 10.06 AM IST
KARWAR: A large number of birds were found dead in Halekot area in Kadwad gram panchayat limits in Karwar taluk on Monday.
The exact cause for these deaths is yet to be ascertained. Till Tuesday morning over 30 birds were found dead, locals said. Most of dead birds are falcons and crows. Locals suspect that the birds might have been poisoned.
Prof V N Nayak, a zoologist, said the birds may have consumed poisoned meat. He urged the forest department to conduct a postmortem to ascertain the exact reason behind the death of these birds.
Forest officials visited the place. Manjunath Navy, range forest officer, said that the dead birds would be sent to the science centre for tests to find out the cause for their deaths.
Jun 11, 2014
KM
http://www.thephuketnews.com/thousands-of-dead-crabs-wash-ashore-in...
Thousands of dead crabs wash ashore in Phuket on World Oceans Day
PHUKET: Tens of thousands of dead sea crabs were spotted this morning on the shore of Pa Lai Beach in Phuket's Chalong sub-district.
Today happens to be World Oceans Day, a day first designated in 2002 to honour the world's oceans and celebrate the products the ocean provides.
To this point there have been no official statements or tests conducted to clarify the cause of the crabs' mass exodus.
Jun 12, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://grapevine.is/news/2014/06/16/unexplainable-bird-deaths-puzzl...
Unexplainable Bird Deaths Puzzle Scientists
Published June 16, 2014
Dozens of seabirds have been found dead in a region of Snæfellsnes, and the cause eludes the experts.
Vísir reports that since last month, over 50 common eiders have been found dead near a nesting area in Fróðárrif, located on the Snæfellsnes peninsula
in west Iceland. However, no apparent cause of death could be found. This prompted the West-Iceland Centre of Natural History (NSV) to conduct further investigations.
Menja von Schmalensee told attendees at an NSV meeting last Wednesday that, in the course of these investigations, an additional 70 dead birds were found in the area. These birds included kittiwakes, cormorants and more eiders. Even more inexplicably, many dead flounders were also found near the area, having washed up on the shores nearby.
Jón Einar Jónsson, the director of the Institute of Research Centres at the University of Iceland, visited the area with NSV employees. Although scavenging creatures had picked apart many of the dead birds, a few specimens were still intact, and newly dead. Some of these specimens have been sent to the US, to be examined by experts in bird diseases there.
Jón points out that the eider and the kittiwake have little in common with each other, apart from the fact that they both drink fresh water around this time of year. This could point to ponds in the area as being a possible source of the deadly culprit.
Jun 17, 2014
Howard
Rare Oarfish Caught in Central Vietnam (May 30)
Almost everything we know about the oarfish has been learned from specimens that have washed ashore on beaches or have been accidentally caught by fishermen.
Shortly before the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, about 20 oarfish stranded themselves on beaches in the area according to Mark Benfield, a researcher at Louisiana State University.
In following years, oarfish have washed up in Southern California in October 2013, and in March 2014, a live oarfish was filmed repeatedly attempting to swim ashore in Baja California and eventually perished.
Oarfish are usually found at a depth of around 600 feet (200 meters), although they have been known to go as deep as 3,000 feet (1,000 meters).
Sources
http://thanhniennews.com/education-youth/giant-oarfish-caught-in-ce...
http://www.seasky.org/deep-sea/oarfish.html
Jun 18, 2014
Howard
Stampeding Ducks Cause Gridlock in Thailand (Jun 14)
The bizarre stampede occurred approximately 150 miles from Bangkok, causing chaos among drivers who were forced to sit in their cars as the ducks swarmed throughout roadway.
It is unclear where the ducks came from and as one wave of ducks passes, another follows shortly afterwards, leaving the road in gridlock.
Pedestrians attempting to pass through the feathered crowd are seen hurrying through the gap, before another crowd of birds continue down the street.
According to Yahoo News, it was recorded by Thai resident Jack Sarathat who was forced to step on the brakes of his car when the ducks swarmed the street he was driving on.
"I'm not sure why these ducks are in revolt," Saranthat says to a passenger, according to Yahoo News.
"You can see the great mass of ducks swarming on the road. They have now occupied the area entirely."
No word on where the ducks were going or why they were on the road and not flying.
Sources
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/watch-insane-duck-st...
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/thailand-watch-100000-stampeding-ducks-cau...
Jun 26, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Dead-fish-found-in-Yam...
Dead fish found in Yamuna in Agra
TNN | Jun 26, 2014, 08.23 PM IST
AGRA: Thousands of dead fish have been found floating at Samgor ghat of river Yamuna in Etmadpur area of Agra over the past few days. Locals and environmentalists have attributed the death to rising pollution in the river water. However, a team of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) which collected water samples from the ghat for testing blamed fishermen for the deaths, saying they had probably mixed chemicals in water to catch fish.
Locals at Etmadpur alleged that fish and aquatic animals have been dying at the ghat as the water quality there is highly toxic with extremely low dissolve oxygen (DO) level. "The heat wave has compounded the problem as the river has dried up. The river looks like a 'nullah' (drain) these days," said Kavita Shukla, a resident of Etmadpur.
Locals said the authorities seem to have turned a blind eye to the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents from towns upstream. Steps need to be taken immediately to clean up the river and release fresh water into it, they added.
Added to this are the open drains in the city that discharge both domestic and industrial waste into the river, said Virendra Sahoo, a resident who lives near Samgor ghat.
UPPCB official VB Awasthi said it would be unfair to draw any conclusion before seeing the test reports of the water. The officials accepted that Yamuna's water quality is deteriorating with each passing day. He added that fishermen are very active in Etmadpur area and this could be a case of illegal fishing activity.
In February, over 100 blue bulls had died after drinking the toxic water of river Karvan in Agra. In the same month, the UP government had served notice to the Delhi government to stop releasing toxic water into the river by factories.
Even reports of UPPCB state that toxicity of the Yamuna increases downstream as it flows through Agra and Mathura, mainly on account of the putrid water released by 16 'nullahs' in Delhi.
Jun 26, 2014
Howard
Rare Sighting of Beluga Whale in Massachusetts (Jun 26)
Beluga whales are not native to this area. These animals are found in arctic and subarctic waters, with the southernmost group located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada.
"It's very rare to see a Beluga by itself this far south," Dr. Tracy Romano of Mystic Aquarium told WNPR. "It was last sighted here a week ago, on the 18th."
"This unusual sighting in our own back yard is anomalous behavior for a Beluga," she said, "and we would like to find out why."
Sources
http://wnpr.org/post/rare-sighting-beluga-whale-massachusetts
http://www.world-insights.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/beluga-wha...
Jun 27, 2014
KM
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/06/26/whitecourt-caterpillars_n_5...
Whitecourt, Edmonton Overrun By Caterpillars
The Huffington Post Alberta | Posted: 06/26/2014 11:42 am EDT | Updated: 06/26/2014 5:59 pm EDT
An Alberta town has been overrun by caterpillars that are chowing down on tree leaves and leaving only the branches behind.
Whitecourt residents are powerless against the creepy-crawly insects, who have made appearances in previous years but never in the numbers seen this season.
“We have lived in this location 12 years and this is the worst that we have seen it," Coucillor Derek Schlosser told CTV News earlier this week.
Alverna Thompson told the Edmonton Sun her apple tree has been completely stripped of leaves and "there certainly won't be any fruit this year."
She also said sweeping the bugs off her patio is pointless, as they return just a quickly as she can sweep, and that she's taken to removing them from her siding with a hose.
The forest tent caterpillars moved in over the last week, but their stay is only temporary, until about mid-July, Mayor Maryann Chichak told CTV News.
She explained Whitecourt has seen three years of caterpillar infestation and expects this will be the last year of their life cycle — which likely means a drop in numbers next year.
Jun 27, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://rewind1077.com/news/025520-more-than-1000-fish-found-dead-on...
More than 1,000 fish found dead on shoreline in Finger Lakes
Yesterday at 8:58 AM in Local
A bacterial infection is being blamed for killing fish in one of the Finger Lakes.
The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester reports that more than 1,000 dead fish have been removed from Canandaigua Lake’s public shoreline in the past few days.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation took fish samples Monday and preliminary test results showed that the fish are suffering from columnaris. The bacterial infection is affecting mostly smaller fish like sunfish and perch.
State health officials say there is no danger to humans swimming in Canandaigua Lake during the fish die-off.
There is no treatment for the fish disease and it is generally left to run its course.
Jun 27, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.wtoc.com/story/25888134/hundreds-of-thousands-of-dead-fi...
Hundreds of thousands of dead fish found floating in North Inlet
Posted: Jun 27, 2014 11:10 AM EDTUpdated: Jun 27, 2014 12:09 PM EDT
Hundreds of thousands of dead fish were found floating in the North Inlet near Georgetown Thursday.
Seven Seas Seafood Market on Facebook
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – As many as a million dead fish are floating in the waters of North Inlet, near Georgetown, a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources official said. He believes the fish were killed due to low oxygen in the water.
On Thursday, photos showing thousands of dead red drum fish and menhaden were posted to Facebook by the Seven Seas Seafood Market.
The early indications from the samples taken so far indicate that the fish kill is the result of low dissolved oxygen in the water, which has to do with an environmental condition called hypoxia, according to Phil Maier with the SCDNR.
Maier said he believes the massive fish kill happened sometime overnight, in the early morning heading into Thursday, due to a low tide in the estuary. It appears the fish got caught in a pocket of water when the tide was changing.
The fish will not pose a threat to wildlife as they decompose, Maier believes, because they will be spread out.
Back in January 2013, thousands of dead fish washed ashore in Pawleys Island. SCDNR also blamed hypoxia for that fish kill.
Jun 27, 2014
Mark
Giant Jellyfish Filmed off the Coast of Cornwall
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/giant-20kg-jellyfish-filmed-of...
A conservationist has captured the amazing moment he came face-to-face with a huge barrel jellyfish along Cornwall's south coast.
The presence of such a large jellyfish in the waters of Cornwall may come as a surprise to most but not to marine expert Matt Slater, who told the BBC earlier this year that a plethora of jellyfish with domes "the size of dustbin lids" had been spotted along Cornwall's coast.
Barrel jellyfish, which are usually 90cm-wide with tentacles that can stretch to 6 feet, are normally spotted further out to sea but the mild winter is presumed to have led to more plankton being available to eat closer to shore.
While the large creature in the video is evidently menacing, experts state the barrel jellyfish's stings cause no harm to humans but that it is best not to handle them either
Slater added that the influx in jellyfish in Cornwall represented the largest number of jellyfish in the region's waters since 2002.
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Billions of jellyfish appear around British coastlines as sea temperature rises
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2672909/Billions-jellyfish-...
Billions of jellyfish are appearing around our coastlines following weeks of warm weather.
Huge billowing blooms, each containing thousands of jellyfish, have suddenly appeared in our waters as the animals respond to high sea temperatures.
These pictures, which show an ethereal mass of moon jellyfish, were taken by kayaker John Bentley off the beach at Newquay in Cornwall.
Mr Bentley, 43, said: ‘I’ve lived here all my life and I have never seen anything like it.
‘There were just thousands of them, floating there in huge masses. I was in the canoe with my two sons Rhys, who is ten, and Calum, who is eight, and there they were, all these jellyfish.
‘It was quite a sight.’
Jun 28, 2014
Howard
Extremely Rare Deepwater Shark Found Close to Shore in the Philippines (Jun 30)
The megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) is an extremely rare species of deepwater shark that has rarely been seen or caught alive. It is "one of the most mysterious and least understood of all the sharks," according to wildlife conservation site ARKive.org.
Animal bone enthusiast and expert Darrell Blatchley said;
"In my 20 years as a collector, I have seen various species of dolphins and whales. This is my first time seeing this kind of shark. It was strange. So lucky to have seen a megamouth shark in the flesh."
Blatchley could not identify the possible reason why the shark came near the shore.
Citing information from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, the report said the shark was 18 feet long and 12 feet wide, and weighed 400 to 500 kilos.
The BFAR stressed residents cannot eat the meat of the megamouth shark, which is considered a rare species known for its distinctively large mouth, which it uses for filter feeding.
Source
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/local-news/2014/07/02/rare...
Jul 1, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/massive-school-anchovies...
Massive school of anchovies looks like oil slick
Appearance of baitfish near shore off La Jolla amazes marine experts, who can’t recall seeing such a sight in more than 30 years
July 08, 2014 by David Strege
Massive school of anchovies appears to be an oil slick. Photo from Scripps Institution of Oceanography
From a distance, the ocean near Scripps Pier off La Jolla, California, appeared to be the site of a catastrophic oil spill on Tuesday. Initially, Robert Monroe thought it was a red tide.
But it was neither.
Making a long, dark cloud in the shallow water off San Diego County was a massive school of Northern anchovies the likes of which has not been seen hugging the coast in more than 30 years.
Monroe, a communications officer with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, saw the unusual sight and raced to the pier with a GoPro camera, according to the Los Angeles Times.
A massive school of anchovies initially looked like a red tide to Robert Monroe of Scripps. Photo courtesy of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
“It was remarkable,” Monroe told the Los Angeles Times. “From a distance it looked like an oil slick and you think, ‘What happened?’ and then you get up close and it’s amazing.
“It’s like watching the motion of a lava lamp.”
Not only did Monroe capture video from above, but he tossed the camera to three Scripps grad students—Julia Fiedler, Bonnie Ludka, and Sean Crosby—and got underwater video, too. Take a look:
On its Facebook page, Scripps said, “Even veteran fisheries oceanographers were amazed. This is not an oil slick off Scripps Pier. It’s a school of anchovy no one can recall seeing this close to shore in 30 years.”
Phil Hastings, a marine biologist professor and curator of the Scripps Marine Vertebrate Collection, told City News Service the millions of anchovies were first spotted Monday by lifeguards, but they were mostly dissipated by Tuesday evening.
A massive school of anchovies hasn’t been seen nearshore like this in more than 30 years. Photo courtesy of Scripps Institution of Oceanography
“Leopard sharks [one is seen in the video] were feeding on them this morning,” Hastings told CNS.
Hastings said the water at the pier was 74 degrees and “pretty much the warmest water the species has been reported in.”
The Scripps Marine Vertebrate Collection collected specimens so they could be studied, but Hastings told CNS that he doubted the mystery of the baitfish’s appearance along the shore would ever be solved.
Jul 10, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.wric.com/story/26038900/thousands-of-dead-fish-wash-up-i...
Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Up in Wyndham Lake in Henrico
Posted: Jul 16, 2014 9:48 PM EDTUpdated: Jul 16, 2014 9:48 PM EDT
Dozens of people walk, run and bike by Wyndham Lake every day, but Wednesday, the sight of dead fish and the smell, stopped them in their tracks.
“We started riding like around the lake and there were only like two or three and then we kept going and they are like all around the edge. It's crazy,” said Haley Kirby.
About 3,000 dead fish washed up onto the lake's shore.
"Then I saw more and more and I was shocked,” said Rick Vetrone, a resident.
So what caused all the fish to die? The Department of Environmental Quality sent a scientist to test the water, and it turns out the heat is to blame.
"The hot weather can cause the water to evaporate, and as the water goes down, even if it's a slight amount, it affects the amount of oxygen in the water...it sort of dissolves into the air. When that oxygen is not available for the fish in the water, they die,” said Bill Hayden, the spokesperson for DEQ.
Hayden says it happens a few times every summer, so it's not uncommon.
But it is uncommon in this neighborhood and for these residents.
"We've been here for six years, and we've never experienced this,” said Ben Davis, a resident.
"It's the most fish I've ever seen on the surface,” said Teddy Corl.
"They're all white and turned upside down. It's just kind of sad to see so many fish dead like that,” said Vetrone.
Hayden says this can happen in any lake under the right conditions, and there’s nothing you can do to prevent it.
Jul 18, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://strangesounds.org/2014/07/a-catastrophe-is-happening-in-the-...
A Catastrophe Is Happening In The Depths Of The Sea But Nobody Knows Why!
Was it a sign for the July 13, 2014 earthquake? Reading sign before Japan earthquake in July 2014!
Japanese Fishermen catch 105 “Photonectes” fish near the coast of the province of Kochi.
But, what’s weird is that this fish species naturally lives at 1,000 meters under the water surface.
Over 100 Photonectes deep-sea fish were caught in shallow water off Japan coast on July 2014. A sign for the July 13th earthquake?
According to the fishermen, fishing nets were only 70 meters deep. Moreover, another rare deep-sea fish was caught in abundance (46 tons) although the daily average is about 200 kilo.
So why do these rare and deep water fish now occur in shallow waters?
The cause of this drift into shallow waters is still a mystery, but some speculate, it could be related to climate and ocean currents’ change, volcanic eruptions or even could be a warning sign for an imminent nature catastrophe such as a large earthquake and a possible tsunami. I would also add the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear disaster!
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The mysterious Photonectes deep-sea fish… Looks terrifying!
But in this case, it could also be related to the strong and deadly typhoon Neoguri experienced by Japan since about a week. Since it occurred six days before the 6.8 earthquake on July 13, 2014, it may also have been a protective sign from nature.
For now, this nature mystery is being studied by oceanographers and other Japanese scientists. Hopefully, they will find a reason soon!
Jul 18, 2014
Howard
Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Ashore on California Beach (Jul 18)
"First we saw one, and we (walked) another 50 feet, and there was a blanket of dead fish," said Matt Lahr, who was visiting from New Hampshire.
It was not immediately clear what type of fish they were, nor why they died en masse. Monterey Bay-based Marine Biologist Giancarlo Thomae said he believes the fish died from asphyxia.
Source
http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/santa-cruz/photos-thous...!bh0m5I
Jul 19, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_26218882/water-off-ca...
Water off Capitola Beach cleared by police after unknown substance found in water
CAPITOLA >> A bizarre scene unfolded at the beach in Capitola on Friday afternoon with thousands of dead fish on the beach and a paste-like substance in the water.
Though it's unclear if the substance led to the death of the fish, police cleared the water as a precautionary measure.
About 3 p.m., there was a report of a tan, paste-like substance floating on the surface of the ocean near Esplanade Park, Sgt. Cliff Sloma said.
"There's an unknown type substance in the water and as a precautionary measure, we've had people exit the water," Sloma said.
Central Fire and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife were on scene to assist as was Santa Cruz County's environmental health team.
While people were permitted on the beach, lifeguards were keeping people from entering the water for precautionary measures, Sloma said.
Early Friday morning, beachgoers discovered thousands of dead anchovies washed up on shore adjacent to the pasty patch in the water. The fish lined the beach between the Esplanade and New Brighton State Beach.
About 6:30 a.m., Soquel resident Terri Morgan said she didn't know what to make of the scene as she and her dog, Buster, walked the beach.
"It was like the whole beach was covered," said Morgan, who works as a freelance writer for the Sentinel.
The fish were mostly anchovies, Morgan said.
Morgan said it was difficult not to step on a fish as she walked along the beach.
"It was almost kind of mind-blowing," she said. "I know it happens every summer somewhere along the coast but it was just like 'oh wow.'"
Sloma said it's unclear if the anchovies washing on shore and the substance in the water were related.
"The anchovies dying off is a regular thing at this time of the year," Sloma said. "I can't say whether it's connected or not."
The fish in Capitola come a week after a similar scene at Manresa State Beach where thousands of dead white croaker fish covered about 700 yards of beach. Fish and Wildlife officials believe the fish met their demise when they were mistakenly caught in the net of an unknown squid boat before being released.
Jul 26, 2014
Howard
'Biblical' Mayfly Hatch Marauds Midwestern U.S. (Jul 20)
The unusually large annual swarm rose above La Crosse, Wisconsin from the river on Sunday evening in a dark cloud so dense it caused a three-car roadway collision, blacked out the sun and even registered on weather radar.
At the outset, the Mississippi River produced a huge radar echo, as the mayflies emerged from the water and became airborne.
In addition to the swarm briefly darkening out the sun this year, the less fortunate mayflies that found themselves smashed on the road became a thick, oily sludge that resulted in car accidents.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that a Wisconsin road became so slick from the mayflies Sunday evening it caused at least one of the drivers involved in a three-car crash to lose control of her vehicle. They also noted the limited visibility at the time of the crash.
Two people were injured in the crash, but only one person was taken to a local hospital.
Sources
http://news.discovery.com/animals/insects/massive-mayfly-invasion-m...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2701519/Massive-mayfly-swar...
http://socialnewsdaily.com/41458/end-of-days-images-of-biblical-may...
Jul 28, 2014
Tracie Crespo
http://news.msn.com/offbeat/dead-anchovies-delight-sea-birds-disgus...
Dead anchovies delight sea birds, disgust Oregon beach town
"It's certainly pungent," said Erin Paxton of the town's Oregon Coast Aquarium, describing the mass of tiny dead fish littering the banks of the Necanicum River, which parallels the coastline behind the beach before flowing into the Pacific
The anchovy die-off likely resulted from an upwell in ocean nutrients that allowed for an expansion of phytoplankton, microscopic plant-like organisms, which in turn reduced oxygen levels and turned the water more acidic than normal, Paxton said.
The anchovies were already weakened when they hit the mouth of the river, then "were at the mercy of the tide" as they were drawn upstream, she explained.
Thousands of fish have died since Monday, providing a buffet for pelicans and seagulls but leaving visitors alarmed by the sight of anchovy carcasses, according to the Daily Astorian.
The decaying fish also made for some unwelcome odors in town, which lies about 80 miles northwest of Portland.
"I'm sure the seabirds are happy and residents are holding their noses," Paxton said.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere from Seattle; Editing by Steve Gorman and Sandra Maler)
Jul 31, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.wgal.com/news/-hundreds-of-birds-found-dead-in-lancaster...!bsCdVr
Hundreds of birds found dead in Lancaster County
Five birds sent to lab in Georgia for testing
LEOLA, Pa. —People in several Lancaster County communities are finding dead birds. News Katelyn Smith looked into what may have killed them.
Aug 1, 2014
Howard
Millions of Jellyfish-like Creatures Wash Ashore on U.S. West Coast Beaches (Aug 1)
First-hand accounts say that beaches are "gleaming" with the creatures, which give off an unpleasant odour at times.
While not poisonous, the jellies possess a venom that can irritate the eyes and the mouth, prompting ocean experts to advise the public to avoid affected beaches.
Scientists aren't sure why they're arriving in such numbers but they suspect it may have something to do with the unusual wind patterns recorded over the past few months.
Though often mistaken for jellyfish, each velella velella is actually made up of a colony of smaller creatures called hydrozoans that bond together, resembling a single organism.
A single velella is a party all in itself, being a "hydroid polyp" composed of separate organisms feeding in harmony under a triangle-shaped sail. They use this sail to float on the water's surface in huge drifts.
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/millions-of-jellyfis...
http://www.citylab.com/weather/2014/08/ocean-creatures-velella-beac...
Aug 2, 2014
Howard
Dead Fish Close California Harbor (Jul 31)
Armed with nets, workers skimmed the ocean surface between the docks Thursday and filled giant dumpsters.
There were thousands of dead fish floating on the surface, but there were thousands more dead on the bottom.
"I don't know if I've seen it this bad in a number of years," said Steve Peters, water quality specialist for Santa Cruz County. "It's pretty widespread."
"Anchovies for the last five to 10 years were in serious absence here," according to Baldo Marinovic, a biologist at UC Santa Cruz.
"The big unanswered question is: why did they suddenly come back and why were they gone?"
Sources
http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Anchovy-die-off-causes-disrup...
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-California/2014/08/01/Hundreds-o...
http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/santa-cruz/cleanup-orga...!buD3fq
Aug 3, 2014
Howard
3 Extremely Rare Opah Fish Caught off San Diego (Jul 30)
Opah, also known as Moonfish, are a rare catch for recreational fisherman since they don't travel in schools and therefore aren't commercially fished either.
Opah also aren't known to stray often into southern California waters, preferring warmer waters in tropical and sub-tropical seas.
'It’s the fish of a lifetime,' National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration researcher Owyn Snodgrass said. 'It’s like winning the lottery. Nobody is expecting one of these.'
Source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2717373/Lucky-anglers-catch...
Aug 7, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/top-stories/fish-die-after...
Fish die after fall in Ringstead lake’s oxygen levels
Fish by the side of Kinewell Lake, Ringstead
Published on the09August
2014
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Thousands of fish have died after oxygen levels in the water crashed to low levels.
A reader contacted the Northamptonshire Telegraph after seeing dozens of dead fish piled up on the bank by Kinewell Lake last week.
The dead fish found at the lake in Ringstead include roach, bream and some carp.
A spokesman for the Environment Agency, which has been out to investigate the problem, said: “We had reports of dead fish in the lakes and we investigated at the end of last week.
“Dissolved oxygen levels in the water had crashed to about eight per cent when normally they are 70 to 80 per cent but had already started rising by themselves.
“This was due to atmospheric pressure and was a natural cause.
“Thousands of fish died, mostly roach and bream with a few carp.
“There were still live fish in the water.
“It is unlikely that the lakes can be restocked until later in the year as these conditions can happen repeatedly in the summer months when the weather is hot.”
Kinewell Lake is a former gravel pit alongside the river Nene in Ringstead, which is owned by the village and managed by Kinewell Lake Trust.
A spokesman for East Northamptonshire Council said: “Kinewell Lake at Ringstead is owned by Ringstead Parish Council and so they have been liaising with the Environment Agency about the death of fish in the lake.
“The parish council should make their own provision for disposing of the fish and will work with the Environment Agency to ensure the water returns to a suitable standard for fishing stock.”
Aug 9, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.sott.net/article/283540-Two-headed-dolphin-washes-up-on-...
Two-headed dolphin washes up on Turkish beach
The body of a two-headed dolphin has washed up on a beach in Turkey this week
The conjoined corpse was seen floating onto the shore in Izmir on Turkey's west coast on Monday by sports teacher Tugrul Metin.
The dead dolphin was believed to be a one-year-old calf measuring just 3.2ft in length.
It had two heads but merged to share just one tail.
Mr Metin, 39, said: 'I noticed the dolphin in the sea and watched as it washed on to the beach.
'I couldn't take it in at first - I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me - I've never even heard about a dolphin like this let alone seen one with my own eyes - I was completely shocked.'
The stunned teacher called the police who came and removed the dolphin to a laboratory for further investigation.
Early reports said the eyes on one of the dolphin heads were not properly opened - neither was one of the blow holes.
Associate professor Mehmet Gokoglu from the marine-biology department at the Ak Deniz University said he welcomed the opportunity to study the strange dolphin adding: 'Such a dolphin is a very rare occurance - similar to the occurrence of conjoined human twins'.
Aug 11, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2014-08-10/article-3829947/...
More than 1,000 fish found dead in the North River
More than 1,000 dead fish were collected from the North River in central P.E.I. on Sunday after someone saw the fish and contacted environmental officials on Saturday.
There were four species recovered along 3.5 kilometres of the river, including rainbow trout, brook trout, Atlantic salmon and stickleback. This is the first fish kill on the Island this year.
Water samples were taken revealing oxygen levels and quality were good and the fish appeared healthy and fed, said Rosie MacFarlane, a provincial fisheries biologist.
“You don’t see it in a healthy stream at any given time, you don’t see that number of dead fish.”
MacFarlane said it has been at least three days since the fish died and many were starting to rot during the cleanup Sunday.
“It was a sudden event. They all died at the same time.”
The cleanup will continue through Monday and the Cornwall watershed group has offered to help finish the cleanup, she said.
“It’s unfortunate that we have had another fish kill, particularly in the form of Atlantic salmon. There are so few rivers left with salmon populations.”
MacFarlane said this kill will set salmon populations back in North River.
An investigation is underway with Environment Canada and conservation officers from the province to determine what killed the fish.
Aug 11, 2014
Howard
Mysterious Mass Fish Die-off Hits Belle River Ontario (Aug 15)
Thousands of dead fish — mostly three-inch-long shad, but also larger carp, pike and more — started floating to the surface around 5 p.m. Thursday, with more popping up throughout the day Friday.
Most of the fish have collected in the north side of a small bridge over the Belle River Canal, where there is little current to carry them away. A foul smell hovers over the area, as well.
“It’s scary, it really is,” said Jennifer Poisson, who has never seen anything like it in the 40 years she has lived in the area. “It’s a mystery.”
Poisson said catfish, bass, perch, crappy, sun fish and others have been uncharacteristically swimming at the surface, seemingly fighting for oxygen.
“This is very concerning,” Poisson said. “People fish here all the time. And we don’t know why they’re dying."
“Now the larger fish — the carp, catfish, pike — are not getting enough oxygen and they’re dying."
“Certainly the residents are concerned. You can imagine what the smell’s like. As the fish are beginning to rot, the smell’s getting stronger,” Lakeshore Mayor Tom Bain said.
Source
http://blogs.windsorstar.com/news/mysterious-mass-fish-die-off-hits...
Aug 17, 2014
Howard
Tidal Pool 'Iced Over' With Dead Fish in Plymouth UK (Aug 23)
Peter Wilkes and his fiance Carla Hosking were out enjoying a Sunday morning stroll with their 20-month-old son James when they thought they saw the pool at Firestone Bay looking as if it had “iced over”.
On closer inspection, they found that it was the reflection of thousands of dead small dead fish which had become trapped in the shallow water.
“We saw the pond and it looked almost iced-over,” said train-station worker Mr Wilkes.
“A lot of people were taking photos and we went down to take a closer look.
"There were little girls trying to push the fish back into the tidal pool to keep them alive.
“There were hundreds of thousands of whitebait. I would say about 90 per cent of them were dead.
"Some were still flapping about on the concrete or swimming about over the dead ones lying at the bottom of the pool.
"I don’t think the others will survive very long.
“A lot of people were saying the fish might have run out of oxygen.
Source
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Thousands-whitebait-fish-die-gettin...
Aug 24, 2014
Starr DiGiacomo
http://yamkin.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/thousands-of-dead-fish-found...
Thousands of dead fish found washed up on a beach in California, America
August 24 2014
A bizarre scene unfolded at the beach in Capitola on Friday afternoon with thousands of dead fish on the beach and a paste-like substance in the water.
Though it’s unclear if the substance led to the death of the fish, police cleared the water as a precautionary measure.
About 3 p.m., there was a report of a tan, paste-like substance floating on the surface of the ocean near Esplanade Park, Sgt. Cliff Sloma said.
“There’s an unknown type substance in the water and as a precautionary measure, we’ve had people exit the water,” Sloma said.
Central Fire and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife were on scene to assist as was Santa Cruz County’s environmental health team.
While people were permitted on the beach, lifeguards were keeping people from entering the water for precautionary measures, Sloma said.
Early Friday morning, beachgoers discovered thousands of dead anchovies washed up on shore adjacent to the pasty patch in the water. The fish lined the beach between the Esplanade and New Brighton State Beach.
About 6:30 a.m., Soquel resident Terri Morgan said she didn’t know what to make of the scene as she and her dog, Buster, walked the beach.
“It was like the whole beach was covered,” said Morgan, who works as a freelance writer for the Sentinel.
The fish were mostly anchovies, Morgan said.
Morgan said it was difficult not to step on a fish as she walked along the beach.
“It was almost kind of mind-blowing,” she said. “I know it happens every summer somewhere along the coast but it was just like ‘oh wow.'”
Sloma said it’s unclear if the anchovies washing on shore and the substance in the water were related.
“The anchovies dying off is a regular thing at this time of the year,” Sloma said. “I can’t say whether it’s connected or not.”
The fish in Capitola come a week after a similar scene at Manresa State Beach where thousands of dead white croaker fish covered about 700 yards of beach. Fish and Wildlife officials believe the fish met their demise when they were mistakenly caught in the net of an unknown squid boat before being released.
Aug 24, 2014
Mark
Hundreds of 'toxic' methane vents discovered in the Atlantic's depths
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2733719/Hundreds-met...
Scientists have been left shocked by the surprising appearance of hundreds of methane vents off the US East Coast.
More than 500 vents have been found where methane is seeping into the ocean.
The study published in Nature Geosciences was carried out by researchers from Mississippi State University, the US Geological Survey (USGS) and other institutions.
The research suggests that natural methane leakage from the seafloor is far more widespread in the US Atlantic than previously thought.
In total more than 570 seafloor cold seeps were observed between Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and Georges Bank, Massachusetts.
Aug 25, 2014
Howard
Billions of Locusts Swarm Madagascar Capital (Aug 28)
The thick grey swarm engulfed Antananarivo, sending children scuttling in panic with countless thousands raining down dead on to the streets.
Locust swarms are common in Madagascar but have grown uncontrollable in recent years -- often with terrible consequences.
Locust plagues have damaged Madagascar's farmland for the past three years, as in the biblical story, prompting the government in November 2012 to declare a national emergency and allow the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to launch a pesticide campaign in September 2013.
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization has estimated the ongoing locust plague in the African nation threatens the livelihoods of 13 million people, with 9 million of them earning a living on agriculture.
"Locust infestations, if untreated, could wipe out food crops and livestock grazing lands – and with it a family’s ability to provide for itself," according to FAO.
The head of the FAO's locust campaign in the country said Thursday's swarm is highly unusual for the city.
Sources
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/08/29/this-v...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2736953/Plague-locusts-swar...
http://news.yahoo.com/locust-plague-descends-madagascar-capital-175...
Aug 30, 2014