Sentences with phrase «large dead fish»

«They're well known for scavenging large whales, and I imagine they would also take advantage of other large dead fish,» he says.

Not exact matches

«Most cases only kill invertebrates, and by and large the public only notice and report pollution when they see dead fish in a river.»

Larger organisms, such as some types of crabs and fishes, are most likely opportunistic feeders living on other living or dead vent organisms.

Large amounts of dead fish were discovered in the man - made lagoon at the entrance to the San Pablo Area.

; any large object in the oceans «creates... ecosystems,» but the fact is that we should be much more concerned about the several enormous dead zones in the oceans than our energy problems, the latter which can be solved by weaning ourselves off our oil addiction; the fact is that the single most common object in the oceans today is plastic; the fact is that 90 % of the game fish of the oceans is gone.

; any large object in the oceans «creates... ecosystems,» but the fact is that we should be much more concerned about the several enormous dead zones in the oceans than our energy problems, the latter which can be solved by weaning ourselves off our oil addiction; the fact is that the single most commen object in the oceans today is plastic; the fact is that 90 % of the game fish of the oceans is gone.

And excess nitrogen fertilizer applied to the fields of feed corn grown to satisfy the world's livestock runs off into streams and rivers, sometimes flowing to coastal waters where it creates large algal blooms and low - oxygen «dead zones» where fish can not survive.

Although slightly smaller than last summer's edition, the Gulf dead zone is still touted by some as the largest in the United States and costs $ 82 million annually in diminished tourism and fishing yield.

Blooms also remove oxygen necessary for animal life from the water, creating massive «dead zones» — areas where the oxygen is so low that the water is inhospitable to life, suffocating large amounts of fish and crustaceans.

Large areas of coastline will have to be evacuated because of the stench of dead fish.»

But it is worth noting that though the Fish & Wildlife Dept. has ruled this fish kill a result of natural causes, the Gulf of Mexico has a severe problem with marine dead zones, as New Scientist explains: «Summer dead zones are common in the Gulf of Mexico, caused by the large amounts of fertiliser that get flushed down the Mississippi river, which triggers a dramatic drop in the amount of oxygen dissolved in the water.&raFish & Wildlife Dept. has ruled this fish kill a result of natural causes, the Gulf of Mexico has a severe problem with marine dead zones, as New Scientist explains: «Summer dead zones are common in the Gulf of Mexico, caused by the large amounts of fertiliser that get flushed down the Mississippi river, which triggers a dramatic drop in the amount of oxygen dissolved in the water.&rafish kill a result of natural causes, the Gulf of Mexico has a severe problem with marine dead zones, as New Scientist explains: «Summer dead zones are common in the Gulf of Mexico, caused by the large amounts of fertiliser that get flushed down the Mississippi river, which triggers a dramatic drop in the amount of oxygen dissolved in the water.»

The dead fish are primarily adult spot, with some juvenile croakers... Large winter kills of spot have been documented at least twice before, the MDE spokeswoman said, with about 15 million dying in early 1976 and a smaller number in 1980.»