Authorities in Redondo Beach are investigating what killed millions of fish over the last day at King Harbor Marina.
Fish, including anchovies, sardines and mackerel were floating lifeless in Basins 1 and 2 of the north side of King Harbor Marina.
"There’s basically fish everywhere you go in the harbor," said the harbor's assistant manager, Jason McMullin, who added that there were reports that a red tide may have driven the fish into the harbor in massive numbers where they died because of limited oxygen.
Redondo Beach public works officials were dispatched to the harbor to investigate further but did not have immediate comment.
The fish were attracting huge flocks of seagulls and other birds.
Redondo Beach officials said initial assessments suggest oxygen depletion in the King Harbor basins caused the massive fish die-off.
City Manager Bill Workman said city officials with the help of marine experts would help determine if there was any environmental issue involved. Tests are now being performed on the water as officials begin removing the dead fish, which city officials estimated to be in the millions.
“There are no visible signs of any toxins that might have caused [the die-off] and our early assessment is that this was oxygen depletion,” Workman said. “This is similar to what we experienced five years ago but that was distinctly a red tide event but there’s no discoloration of the water, no associated foaming in the waves, Workman said. “There are no oil slicks or leaking of substances into the water.”
Workman noted that the harbor had been teeming in recent weeks with bait fish that even after their deaths “had no signs of degradation.”
Source: LA Times
Prophecy Sign: Luke 21: 11 tells us to watch for pestilences (Diseases). This no doubt applies to Humans, birds, animals, and fish. Let’s take a look at what the Lord says and you will see there is no doubt that the Lord’s warns us what is going to happen to fish.
"There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. Because of this the land mourns, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the fish of the sea are dying." [Hosea 4:1-3]
"The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground." [Ezekiel 38:20]
"I will sweep away both men and animals; I will sweep away the birds of the air and the fish of the sea. The wicked will have only heaps of rubble when I cut off man from the face of the earth," declares the LORD." [Zephaniah 1:3]
Source: bibleprophecyman.com
Update 18th april 2011 - Dead fish in Ventura Harbor!
Update2 29th may 2011 - 750 tons of fish hauled off in Batangas fishkill Philippines.
fishkill in Taal Lake
Update 29th June 2011 - Iowa agency tallies Whitewater Creek fish kill
PEOSTA, Iowa (AP) -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has tallied up the death toll of fish from a manure spill into Whitewater Creek in Dubuque County.
The department says more than 104,000 fish were killed, likely along the first five miles downstream of a hog and cattle operation near Peosta. Dead fish were found nearly 18 miles away.
Their value was placed at more than $96,000.
Manure from the livestock feedlots was pumped to a reception pit that overflowed in heavy rains, and the manure reached the creek.
Minnows, dace, suckers, bass and other species were among the dead fish.
Source: News8000.com
