over hundreds of fish spinning and whirling dead onto South Florida shores

over hundreds of fish spinning and whirling dead onto South Florida shores

By JULIA JACOBO

Source: ABC News

3/29/2024

Credit: NOAA via AP

Scientists are puzzled over what's causing hundreds of fish to wash up dead in South Florida, including an endangered species native to the region.

The fish are "spinning and whirling" onto shore in the Florida Keys, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC), which is labeling the incident as an "abnormal fish behavior event."

But there are no signs of a communicable pathogen, the commission published in an update on Wednesday, based on fish necropsy data.

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