Testing samples of dead fish found

[WB Staff]

Large Groups of Fish Found Dead in Hudson River Again; Scientists Testing Samples

Sad sight along the Hudson River this month.

By Carol Tannenhauser

Last July, large numbers of fish were turning up dead in the Hudson River along Riverside Park. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) identified them as Menhaden (also known as bunker), and attributed their demise to overcrowding and the warming of the water.

But now it’s December and it’s happening again, according to a reader who asked us to look into “all the dead fish in the Hudson along Riverside Park. One of the gardeners said they think there is a new oil refinery (?) further up the river and they dump stuff into the river,” she added.

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