Nova Scotia Dead Fish

• DFO officials questioned as NS fish kill cause remains unknown

  Fisheries and Oceans Canada officials say there are still no answers as to what caused a massive fish kill in Nova Scotia in late 2016.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2017
  
• Officials remain adrift on reasons for dramatic Nova Scotia fish kill

  Fisheries officials say they found just 10 to 15 fish Wednesday in an area where thousands washed up at the peak of the die-off, between the Sissiboo River and Plympton.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2017
  
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• Experts say warming water temperatures possible cause of major Nova Scotia fish kill

  Experts believe changing water temperatures could be to blame for thousands of dead marine creatures washing up dead on Nova Scotia beaches.

  Environment

  Jan 3, 2017
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• Tests give no obvious reason for thousands of dead fish on Nova Scotia beaches

  More recently, scores of starfish, clams and lobster have littered the shoreline and a dead whale also washed ashore on a beach in Whale Cove.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2016
• Whale washes up on Nova Scotia beach near area where other species found dead

  A dead whale has washed up in the same area of western Nova Scotia that has seen scores of dead herring, starfish, clams and lobster litter the shoreline - but fisheries officials say it's too early to say whether the deaths are related.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2016
• Scientists unsure what killed tens of thousands of herring in N.S.: ‘A bit of a mystery’

  Scientists remain baffled by what has caused tens of thousands of dead herring to wash ashore along Nova Scotia's southwestern coast, despite a battery of tests

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2016
• Dead herring washing ashore in Nova Scotia

  Tens of thousands of dead herring keep washing ashore along Nova Scotia's western coastline, a mystery for biologists trying to figure out what is killing the small, silvery fish.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2016