Jersey Shore: Dead Fish Wash Ashore In Thousands For Second Time This Week On East Coast (VIDEO)

NBC Philadelphia reports that tens of thousands of dead menhaden fish washed ashore Wednesday on a New Jersey beach along Delaware Bay.

The incident is strikingly similar to an occurrence from Monday, when thousands of dead menhaden also washed ashore over 200 miles away in Fairhaven, MA (see video HERE).

N.J. Department of Environmental Protection officials say initial tests show no signs of toxic phytoplankton, like red tide, in the water, and they are still examining oxygen levels. Fisheries in Massachusetts alleged low oxygen from warm waters was the cause of the mass kill in Fairhaven, according to CNN.

Strangest of all, seagulls aren't going near what would normally appear to be a free lunch for the area's birds.

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Comments

[electra10]

07:18 AM on 08/18/2010

it's those damn jersey shore kids!

someone tell them to stay out of the water; their hair gel is killing all the fish!

[Saxton]

01:45 AM on 08/16/2010

And just how far will our trusty news organizations go to cover this story and ask the serious questions? No, instead lets hear, for the millionth time, about the flight attendant from Jet Blue.

[joeneri]

10:48 PM on 08/15/2010

It's also possible the microbes that eat oil at sea bottom have increased dramatically, due to increased amounts of oil. When that happens they use up an enormous amount of oxygen in the water creating dead zones. Without that oxygen fish will certainly die in great numbers.

Samantha Joye, a marine sciences professor at the University of Georgia at Athens, said it's good news that the microbes are eating the methane. However, the microbes also use oxygen in the water, and Joye said the repercussions of the resulting oxygen depletion aren't yet known.

Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Methane+eating+microbes+multiply+Gulf+spill/3276612/story.html#ixzz0wjX33vtG

[electra10]

07:19 AM on 08/18/2010

interesting!

[Just ME in T]

02:12 AM on 08/15/2010

No one is so powerful that they can stop the march of time

And so it is happening – that which was predicated, foretold by those with commonsense - those who were living through the horror known as the Deep Water Horizon Disaster. The oil was spewing forth and the government and BP were trying to hide the amount by dispersing it with COREXIT.

You cannot pour on, spray onto or disperse the oil without creating an even bigger ecological disaster.

[No1 ILoveLucyFan]

12:56 PM on 08/15/2010

Corexit is so nasty that seagulls won't even eat it. Clearly, the toxins are in the deep ocean currents, and there is no way to stop them. The well may be plugged (MAY), but this catastrophe will be upon us for decades. We haven't bought gasoline or anything else from any BP stations in months...this seals the deal. Unless they start selling gas for a dollar a gallon, they won't be seeing any of our vehicles at any of their stations again.

[Nana Diana]

01:59 AM on 08/15/2010

If anyone takes a look at the map of ocean currents you can easily see that the clockwise current in the gulf not only mixes up the oil in the rest of the gulf waters, but also causes it to blend with the water in the famous "Gulf Stream" which runs up the East coast of the US and then cuts across to northern Europe. The spill's problem is more than just the oil sitting on the top of the water - that is only a fraction of the problem. There is also TONS of oil dispersed in the water in huge plumes that clog up fishes gills, gets degraded by bacteria who use up the oxegen in the process, and will, ultimately, cause fish die offs as they swim along in the stream which has, until recently, been a time of happy eating and mating. My prediction ? This is only the first few incidents of the massive environmental impact this fiasco will have on our world.

[kfreed]

07:16 PM on 08/14/2010

Turns out that the birds are smarter then we are. Provides a whole new perspective on the term "bird brain," doesn't it?

[Cindy Fogle]

04:02 PM on 08/14/2010

This is just the beginning of the die off period.

[Eco Green-goddess]

12:33 PM on 08/14/2010

Maybe the caused greedy energy companies who use a method called
fracking, short for the hydraulic fracturing that happens when energy industry and drilling companies blast through underground rock looking for oil and natural gas. (There are already some 450,000 underground wells drilled across the country.) The hydrocarbons involved and the method itself are responsible for a range of pollution and health problems.

Must See Doc aired on HBO called Gasland
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/06/hbo-doc-gasland-covers-another-environmental-disaster.html

[SamKnause]

06:22 PM on 08/15/2010

Excellent documentary !!
Peace

[electra10]

07:26 AM on 08/18/2010

oh em gee!

are you one of those meanie greenies that sarah warned me about?!
this is all YOUR fault! *shakes fist*

[rgateman]

11:40 AM on 08/14/2010

So Snooki went into the water anyways! dang. Now lookit da beach!

[punk]

02:08 AM on 08/14/2010

Has Fox News blamed "al-Qaeda" yet??

[rgateman]

11:43 AM on 08/14/2010

OBama-quaeda...3....2....1....

[MichiganTony]

01:28 AM on 08/14/2010

Why are all of the comments pending approval? That is wrong and biased.

[EJavaM07]

11:32 PM on 08/13/2010

Extract urine from the fish's bladder and do a tox-screen on it.

What do you bet it's the natural decay of corexit from the gom in the waters along the Gulf Stream.

Not only is the planet decaying before our eyes -- the corporations are helping it along as quickly as possible.

Is there some massive scheme afoot to kill us all?

[BiospherePreservation]

11:03 PM on 08/13/2010

You'll find the answer within the first few chapters of: "Animal Factory" - The looming threat of industrial pig, dairy, and poultry farms to humans and the environment, by David Kirby (March 2010)
There is a case-study in the first few chapters that is focused upon hog farms in North Carolina... with kills of the exact same fish... and what caused it.
Read it and weep.
Then find out who to contact about this CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) issue in your area at: http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/factor/contact.asp

[SweetJudith]

10:48 PM on 08/14/2010

Thank you, I've read it and believe every page of it. Being a vegan, I learned about it along time ago, why is it that no one listens...

[electra10]

07:27 AM on 08/18/2010

why do i have to read a 'few chapters' to find the answer?

you took the time to comment - why don't you just tell us?

[scottyknows]

09:05 PM on 08/13/2010

How many thousands/millions of fish washing up on shore will it take before they evolve and start walking?

Walk, damn you, walk!

[No1 ILoveLucyFan]

01:07 PM on 08/15/2010

OK, I know the comment may be taken the wrong way by some, but I LOL'ed. F&F for the laugh.

[JHKH]

08:48 PM on 08/13/2010

Gulf oil? If the sea gulls aren't eating it, there must be something seriously wrong with the fish. I hope thorough testing is done.

[rgateman]

11:41 AM on 08/14/2010

Meanwhile the fast food processors are raking them up at night for fish filet sandwiches....