Redondo Beach Dead Fish Video: Millions Die

by NowPublic Staff | March 8, 2011 at 02:31 pm

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Redondo Beach: King Harbor Choked with Dead Fish

Millions of dead fish are floating to the surface in King Harbor. The fish include mackerel, anchovies, and sardines. There is no sign of overt chemical pollution in King Harbor, which is near Redondo Beach in Los Angeles. It's not clear what is killing all these fish, but one theory is that a red tide starved them of oxygen.

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"There’s basically fish everywhere you go in the harbor," said the harbor's assistant manager, Jason McMullin, who added that there were reports that a red tide may have driven the fish into the harbor in massive numbers where they died because of limited oxygen.

The harbor's algae may have contributed to the lack of oxygen, and then when the fish started dying, the resulting bacteria also consumed oxygen, Scheiwe said.