Fish Die Off

• ‘Likely natural’: Cause of dozens of dead fish in Port Franks investigated

  Over the weekend, Port Franks, Ont., residents living on or near the river began posting on social media pictures of the fish floating up against docks or onto beaches.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2023
  
• ‘This is ridiculous’: BC Hydro questioned after mass stranding of salmon on Cheakamus River

  "The amount of dead and dying fish was something I'd never seen before in the adult phase of life of these pink salmon."

  Environment

  Oct 3, 2021
  
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• Fish die-off in Vancouver’s Lost Lagoon under investigation

  The fish are believed to be common carp, a species that was introduced to the lagoon, located in Stanley Park.

  Environment

  Sep 21, 2021
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• Upper Thames River Conservation Authority reports large fish die-off

  'It's limited to one species, which is gizzard shad, and they're not very cold-hardy so it's very common to have large die-offs of them in over the winter.'

  Environment

  Feb 5, 2021
• Mysterious mass fish die-off observed in Missisquoi Bay

  It's still unknown what's causing the mass mortality event or how long it's been going on beneath the water's surface.

  Environment

  Jun 19, 2020
• Company says severe winter weather responsible for fish farm die-off in N.L.

  A statement from Cold Ocean Salmon Inc., owned by New Brunswick-based Cooke Aquaculture Inc., says approximately 77,000 of 550,000 salmon died in two cages at the cage site near Manual Arm.

  Environment

  Mar 3, 2020
• Nearly 484,000 bottles of wine spill into river from California winery

  The river turned into a freshwater-cabernet sauvignon blend after the spill.

  Trending

  Jan 24, 2020
• City of Moncton closes Jones Lake amid testing, dozens of dead fish washing ashore

  The decision to close the lake came days after dozens of fish began washing up along the shores of the man-made lake.

  Environment

  Jun 18, 2019
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• ‘Gutted’: pollution suspected in mass fish die-off at Coquitlam creek

  The Hoy-Scott Watershed society estimates 80 per cent of the juvenile salmon at its hatchery are dead.

  May 30, 2019
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• Okanagan Lake temperatures blamed for kokanee die-off

  The province now believes the die-off of hundreds of kokanee salmon in Okanagan Lake this year was caused by lake temperatures.

  Environment

  Aug 3, 2016