Hundreds of dead sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) found along the shores of White Sands Beach.
"Our temperatures reached 83 degrees, and seem to be getting hotter! We think that maybe the warm water has something to do with the humpy die-off?"
Village wildlife observers worry that the unusual warmth of oceans off Alaska is causing problems throughout the ecosystem.
Subsistence families along the Kuskokwim River are cutting open fish to find white balls or white streaks deforming the meat.
Southern resident killer whales which are often spotted in the Salish Sea near Vancouver throughout June haven't been seen this season, and scientists believe that could be because of the lack of chinook salmon.
A range of wildlife-related events have been occurring this month in Shishmaref and other parts of Norton Sound.
Goldfish compete with native fish for food, potentially threatening an ecosystem.
The fish, likely former aquarium pets, have attracted the attention of invasive-species managers.
Swarms of anchovy can be seen swimming through the South Sound.
Tumor found in King Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Major sea lice epidemics have erupted on Atlantic salmon fish farms on Vancouver Island’s west coast over the last three months, according to industry, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and independent reports.
Drought levels have been raised already for parts of the province and Dave Campbell, with the B.C. River Forecast Centre, says the current forecast points to drought conditions provincewide in the coming weeks.
Widespread mortality events that include more than one fish species are indicators that something is wrong in the environment.
Southwest Florida is reeling from a toxic algae bloom called red tide. Hundreds of tons of dead fish are washing up on beaches.
California State Parks scientists are running tests this week to determine what caused about 1,500 fish to die in Malibu Lagoon last week, but officials suspect higher-than-normal water temperatures may have played a role.
Plans are underway for raising the weir: a reflection of widespread concern, says Ken Traynor
We have visited this creek every summer for 10 years, since 2008, including every August, and we have never seen the water this low.
Sockeye salmon are migrating up B.C.'s Fraser River right now, but the water is so warm the fish may die before they have the chance to spawn.
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