Striper Kill

[pequa1]

2,000+ Striped Bass Wash Ashore in Nova Scotia - On The Water

On January 3, about 150 miles from Port Morien, Nova Scotia, locals reported a massive fish kill consisting entirely of striped bass.

www.onthewater.com

 

[george]

It seems there was a huge change in water temp that killed them.

 

[pequa1]

Same thing that gets the turtles. I never saw anything like a follow up on it

 

[Roccus7]

Here's the official Canadian response. Video shows some fish frozen in ice so they really had a drastic cold snap...

Hundreds of striped bass wash up dead in northern Cape Breton​

Scientists say fish probably died from sudden temperature change in water​

Article & video here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/striped-bass-dead-washing-up-cape-breton-1.6303701