Dead of Thousands Fish Fill Marina Del Rey California May 182014

Tens of thousands of dead fish turned up in Marina Del Rey in Southern California over the weekend, creating a feast for birds and a major stink for tourists and residents. "It was like a Hitchcock movie. There were so many birds diving into the water and feeding," Michael Quill of Marina Del Rey told KABC. "You could see the silver of the fish underwater, it was crazy." The dead fish included anchovies, sting rays, angel sharks and more. "Warmer temperatures can create algal blooms, which will suck up a lot of oxygen," Matthew King of Heal the Bay told NBC Los Angeles. "That's happened in the past, and hot weather always has been associated with low oxygen levels in the water." Marine biologist Benjamin Kay called it an oxygen dead zone. "When water is heated, it can't hold oxygen as normal as if it were cooler, then we get these massive fish kills. This is a classic harbor event," Kay told KABC.

• 2014-05-19T15:05:46+00:00
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