03-27-2013, 02:47 PM
Not sure what impact the volcano may or may not be having but for the last week or two it seems every time I go to the beach there is a lot more exposed seaweed and other attached organisms which would seem to indicate lower tides. In addition to the monthly lunar cycle of tides there is an annual cycle as well and the tides can get pretty low in the springtime.
If the tides are very low and we also know that s*** flows downhill, we can reckon that all the septic and cesspool systems in Kapoho may be dumping a larger that average amount of fecal matter into the ocean, and the nitrogen rich fecal matter can cause a flush of algae and bacterial growth that robs the water of oxygen. Diminished oxygen levels kills off fish and other gill breathing creatures. Just a wild guess....or maybe it is something entirely different?