Why are there so many dead fish in Baltimores Inner Harbor? 
By Clara Longo de Freitas US Source: the baltimore banner 9/4/2024
Clara Longo de Freitas
Credit: Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Banner
It’s not unusual to see dead fish around the Inner Harbor as summer ends, but several thousand floating in the water Wednesday could be one of the largest fish kills in decade, according to an official from the National Aquarium.

State officials said about 24,000 fish died, mostly juvenile Atlantic menhaden. Other dead fish include catfish, white perch and blue crabs.
 

Maryland Department of the Environment officials were out on the harbor Wednesday morning to measure water quality. A spokesperson said the water is “essentially depleted of oxygen” and there is no sign of a pollution event.

 
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