(I love how no one in this report mentions the nuke plant right on the beach, lol)
http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/nuclear_power_plants_locations/
A picture of a sheepshead with a large pink lesion on it has the attention of scientists and environmentalists.
The sheepshead was caught over the weekend in Bessey Creek, in Palm City, just south of the C-23 canal.
Mark
Perry with the Florida Oceanographic Society says it's likely the tumor
formed when something in the water chemistry affected the fish's skin.
They've caught these fish with lesions before and it's pretty much an indicator that something is going on," said Perry.
When fisherman Jeff Eubank saw the photo, he was saddened, but not surprised.
"It's sad because this summer, the fish just aren't here any more. You might get lucky, but it's not like it was," said Eubank.
Mark
Perry said there have been eight incidents in the last three decades
where 33 different species of fish have turned up with lesions. Most of
the them are connected to the freshwater discharges from Lake Okeechobee
during the summer.
Environmentalists like Perry say if you see
any fish that have suspected lesions, take a picture if possible so they
can compile a list and see if there is some sort of pattern.
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Monday, November 4, 2013
Canadian Pacific Fishermen Catch No Sardines in 2013
Commercial fishermen off the coast of British Columbia came home this fall without having caught a single sardine, an outcome that suggests a $32 million fishery has collapsed.
Half of the 50 commercial sardine licenses issued in British Columbia belong to First Nation natives. The fishery normally operates from July to November, but not this year.“They’ve given up looking, pulled the plug,” confirmed Lorne Clayton, executive director of the Canadian Pacific Sardine Association. “It certainly was disappointing. It’s cost them time, fuel, and crew to go out and look, with no compensation.”
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