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Originally Posted by UpChunk
I grew up in DC, in the 60's an 70's,fished the river an canal systems all of my youth.There were times when the shad an herring would have a massive die off along the river as far as the eye could see. They were mostly spawning species.But it is very disturbing none the less, probably a virus/toxin related to Oxygen or some such thing related to runoff!
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Yes, I remember my youth growing up int the back end of Bodkin Creek (a little north of Annapolis) of having annual fish kills happening on the creek banks. Thousands of fish, usually herring, dead and rotting along the banks... As a kid from 5-10 years old, they were the "Elways" that were dying. I later realized that the adults were really saying "Alewives"
UpChunk - welcome to S-B