Millions of dead fish wash up at King Harbor in Redondo Beach. Marina.A normal fish kill would usually consist of one type of species ,this fish kill oddly contained anchovies, sardines and mackerel.The lifeless schools of fish were floating in Basins 1 and 2 of the north side of King Harbor .Authorities are now investigating what killed the millions of fish .Some speculate that a red tide may have driven the fish into the harbor in massive numbers where they died because of limited oxygen.In a later report today Redondo Beach officials said initial assessments suggest oxygen depletion in the King Harbor basins caused the massive fish die-off.What can be more intriguing is they have publicly stated [DAMAGE CONTROL]there are no visible signs of any toxins that might have caused [the die-off] and our early assessment is that this was oxygen depletion,” Workman said. “This is similar to what we experienced five years ago but that was distinctly a red tide event but there’s no discoloration of the water, no associated foaming in the waves, Workman said. “There are no oil slicks or leaking of substances into the water' Why on earth would they even be looking for oil or corexit foam if they did not assume that it possibly may be a factor?A workman noted that the harbor had been teeming in recent weeks with bait fish that even after their deaths “had no signs of degradation.”] Bacteria[RED TIDES] caused by a tainted food web can cause this to show no visible signs.Signs of food chain break down would begin to surface along the global loop currents by causing death amongst many different species.How would the food chain break down ? Maybe by a silent killer agent named corexit?You decide ...watch the videos and leave your comments .
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