Underwater camera captured ‘a wasteland, covered in brown sediment.’
The thick accumulation of these sea plants on the coastline is apparently causing detrimental effects on certain fish species as residents have reported dead fish along the shores.
Fishing businesses in Mat-Su warned that the rules could hurt the state's tourism economy.
Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers uncovered several key factors contributing to a die-off of South American fur seal pups, including mites, pneumonia and sea surface temperature. The findings, published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases, help scientists better understand the link between environmental factors and health.
A disaster declaration could make the fishery eligible for federal relief funds, although who specifically would receive money would be figured out later.
Scientists with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans say late spawning for capelin had a significant impact on numbers.
Hundreds of northern lampfish were observed on Nahku Bay beach. The last die-off occurred in March 2011.
In less than three years, the number of animals on the island of Kolguyev dropped from more than 12,000 to only 153.
Laysan albatross chickens died from causes related to abnormal Santa Ana winds
Animals cannot forage for lichen under the snow crust on the Yamal peninsula.
According to a report from Peru 21, local fishermen in Lambayeque, north Peru, were first to notice the inexplicable rise in dead dolphin appearing on shore -- averaging roughly 30 per day.
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