Millions of fish killed on Texas Coast in winter freeze
If fish do not make it to deeper, more temperature stable water during cold weather, they could die when water temperatures reach a certain threshold.
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If fish do not make it to deeper, more temperature stable water during cold weather, they could die when water temperatures reach a certain threshold.
Red tide season usually lasts from October to around February, but the current red tide has stayed along the coast for around 10 months, killing massive amounts of fish as well as sea turtles, manatees and a whale shark swimming in the area. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Texas – Millions of fish along the Texas Coast were killed during the winter storm, according to the Texas and Wildlife Department. An estimated minimum of 3.8 million fish were killed during the Feb. 2021 freeze event. According to the Texas and Wildlife Department, the massive fish kill consisted of at least 61 species...
Posted By Katie Hennessey on Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 3:17 PM click image Facebook / Wildlife Diversity Program - Texas Parks and Wildlife An image posted to Facebook by Texas Parks and Wildlife shows dead bats under a Texas bridge. After last week's historic winter storm, dead and dying bats are turning up under bridges and overpasses across the state, the Texas Parks and Wildlife De...