Just when you thought it was safe to go back onto the water, you were wrong.  If you’re a fish, you’re at risk for a killing in the wake of the Arkansas fish kill.  For humans, the danger is boat-attacking sharks.  Adding itself to the list of global trouble spots is Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay.  An estimated 2 million juvenile spot fish were found dead in the Chesapeake Bay and are currently washing up on Maryland’s beaches.

“Natural causes appear to be the reason.  Cold water stress exacerbated by a large population of the affected species (juvenile spot fish) appears to be the cause of the kill,” said a press release from the Maryland Department of the Environment.  “The affected fish are almost exclusively juvenile spot fish, 3 to 6 inches in length,” and a recent survey “showed a very strong population of spot in the bay this year.  An increased juvenile population and limited deep water habitat would likely compound the effects of cold water stress.”

Massive winter fish die-offs have happened before in the Chesapeake Bay, in 1976 and1980.  Water quality tests show the Chesapeake Bay to be acceptable, eliminating pollution as a culprit.

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