Thousands of Dead Fish Puzzle Experts, May 18 2011

Jonathan Benson
Natural News
Experts are trying to figure out why thousands of dead walleye fish have been washing up on a roughly 25-mile stretch of Lake Erie between the northern Ohio cities of Toledo and Port Clinton over the past few weeks. The mysterious deaths add to the millions of others that have occurred since the beginning of 2011, most of whose cause of death has never been conclusively determined.

According to a recent report inThe News-Messenger, tens of thousands of fish have washed up on Ohio beaches in recent days, and the majority of them have been between two-and-a-half to three pounds in weight. Some local anglers have told reporters that the sight of these dead fish is highly unusual, and that they appear to be coming from the west.

“I’m hearing thousands or tens of thousands maybe, on the high side,” said Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) biologist and program administrator Roger Knight to reporters. “This is something out of the ordinary.”