11-17-2014, 09:00 AM
" Apparently the water had a dark reddish brow look to it where the die off occurred."
This is known as red tide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_tide
Don't eat the fish.
With the abnormal current temperatures around the island, storms etc. This is something that was perhaps primed to happen. It's unfortunate but also of natural causes. We have this happen often in the Pacific Northwest particularly in Puget Sound.
This mostly effected the consumption of shellfish in creating toxic levels within the shellfish.
Yes, the county needs to get on this and put out an advisory should the university determine the above. Don't eat any of the critters on the rocks either!
This is known as red tide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_tide
Don't eat the fish.
With the abnormal current temperatures around the island, storms etc. This is something that was perhaps primed to happen. It's unfortunate but also of natural causes. We have this happen often in the Pacific Northwest particularly in Puget Sound.
This mostly effected the consumption of shellfish in creating toxic levels within the shellfish.
Yes, the county needs to get on this and put out an advisory should the university determine the above. Don't eat any of the critters on the rocks either!