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Dead Fish in Redondo Beach: Is the Mystery at the King Harbor Marina Solved?

Mar 8, 2011 – 1:57 PM
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JJ Helland

JJ Helland Editor

Looks like the mystery is solved.

Over the past day, authorities in Southern California's Redondo Beach have been trying to figure out why millions of dead fish suddenly appeared in the King Harbor Marina. Dead sardines, anchovies and mackerel were apparently floating up to the surface from the bottom of the ocean, with no explanation.

But now it seems we have an answer

According to The Associated Press, a marine coordinator for the marina said the fish likely died as a result of suffocation. Here's more from the AP:
[Staci] Gabrielli says it's believed the fish moved into the harbor late Monday or early Tuesday to escape a red tide, a naturally occurring bloom of toxic algae that can poison fish or starve them of oxygen. Gabrielli says high winds apparently kept the fish from leaving the harbor and they all crushed up against the harbor wall, where they used up the oxygen and suffocated.
Los Angeles TV station KTLA has some video footage of the scene.



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