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Title: Jan 2008 fish kill
Author: Greg Bargmann, Ocean Eveningsong (WDFW)
Category: Fish kills
Data Source: WDFW
File Size: 966 kb
File Type: Text
Date Catalogued:
Thursday, January 17, 2008
On morning of January 8, 2008, an unusual fish kill event was observed along the western shore of Hood Canal. Click on icon to read formal report from WDFW.
Dead fish were observed from Annas Bay and north to Hoodsport. All of the dead fish, approximately several thousand, were adult anchovies. There were no indications of a spill of toxic chemicals and the level of dissolved oxygen in the area was above the minimum amount needed to support fish life. By the afternoon high tide, there was no longer evidence of any dead fish. The cause for the mortality is not yet known but further investigations are leading to the potential link to the effects of cold water temperatures or the possibility of disease. Pathological examinations are underway.
This message is provided as a follow-up to the response mechanism set up as part of the Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Program.
For this particular event, the WA Department of Fish and Wildlife played the primary role in the response.
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