Millions Of Fish Wash Ashore In Gulfport

[Ray]

Something besides oil washed ashore along a section of beach in Gulfport this week.Millions of small dead fish have washed ashore just east of Jones Park. The fish are believed to be menhaden.

Low oxygen levels in the water are typically to blame when large numbers of the tiny fish wash up dead, experts said. Harrison County leaders said it's too soon to tell if the fish-kill is related to the oil spill.“If it’s oil-related, the BP contractors will have to pick it up,” Harrison County Sand Beach Director Bobby Weaver said. “If not, we’ll dispatch a county crew to come down here and get it."By early Monday afternoon, sand beach crews started scooping up the dead fish and raking the sand. They were loaded on a dump truck and taken to the landfill.

[whunter29]

Boy I bet that smells wonderful

[CatDaddy]

Originally Posted by whunter29

Boy I bet that smells wonderful

Lol.. I was thinking the same thing....

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by whunter29

Boy I bet that smells wonderful

last week when i was in florida we walked into a resturant and the fish smell was horrible, anyways as soon as we walked in the door my dad says" oh, the girls are here"

[Bluechip]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

last week when i was in florida we walked into a resturant and the fish smell was horrible, anyways as soon as we walked in the door my dad says" oh, the girls are here"

...ole' pop got a nose for the ladies....

[longcast]

*****.

[Salty]

Those fish will come back to life in August.