CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For residents in Port Aransas, the lack of water in our area is leading to a surplus of dead fish turning up around town.
Factors such as lack of rain and evaporation are playing a role in the high amount of dead fish being seen, according to Rae Mooney, Port Aransas Nature Preserve Manager,
"Unlike other fish kills, you may have experienced a red tide event which is caused by a toxin," Mooney said. "This is just a low oxygen environment the fish can't survive in."
Mooney said there are no plans for a cleanup because it will happen naturally, and confirms that aside from being an eye-sore, the fish are not a hazard to residents.
"It might smell a little bit, but feel confidently there will be vultures, coyotes that will eat a lot of the fish so it will go to good use," Mooney said.
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