Young gray whale found dead on the beach.
During the summer of 2019, warm water temperatures lowered the amount of dissolved oxygen in rivers and caused salmon across the state, including Mountain Village, to die before they were able to spawn.
Drought and high temperatures have dried the creek and caused thousands of pink salmon and Dolly Varden to die before they could spawn. The event raises questions about vulnerability of area salmon streams to climate change, and for local residents food security.
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) die from low dissolved oxygen and ammonia that are the result of an over-application of biosolids.
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