Local Officials: Lack of Oxygen Likely Killing Thousands of Fish in the Gulf - ProPublica

Local Officials: Lack of Oxygen Likely Killing Thousands of Fish in the Gulf - ProPublica:

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Preliminary tests show that a lack of oxygen in part of the Gulf of Mexico [1] caused thousands of fish to die, according to Louisiana authorities quoted by the Los Angeles Times.

The dead fish were found at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and state officials said the phenomenon—called a “fish kill” in some parts and a “jubilee” in others—was not directly related to the oil from BP's ruptured well, reported the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

“By our estimates there were thousands, and I'm talking about 5,000 to 15,000 dead fish [2]," St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro said in a news release. "Different species were found dead including crabs, sting rays, eel, drum, speckled trout, red fish, you name it, included in that kill."