Re: Large fish kill in the Shark River
I was out fishing shark river inlet today and trust me that was no bunker boat offloading its over quota catch. There were thousands of them floating out of the inlet the entire outgoing tide. The kill had to be in the millions. I talked to a fish and game officer who was at the jetty checking everything out and he said that it was because of an algae bloom as well. He also said its not that uncommon if they get chased into the back and then get stuck with low tide and an algae bloom. They were def oxygen starved as the few I saw that were alive were at the surface gulping air and were very sluggish. Got some good bait for crabbing season though out of it. And to think i was such a dummy this morning to buy a fresh bunker at the baitshop lol. It was sad to see that many bunker dead though. Weird thing was the seagulls weren't touching them. I would have thought the dinner bell was ringing and they'd be all over them. I guess maybe they gorged themselves early in the morning or overnight last night. They were littered all over the beach as well next to the jetty. Lots of guys got free bait today.
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