Thousands Of Dead Fish At Local Marina

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MOBILE, Alabama - Some disturbing pictures from Dog River Marina.

Thousands of dead fish have been floating along boats, buildings, and the shore line.
However, officials tell us they do not believe the fish kill is the result of the oil spill.

Jody Johnston came to the Dog River Marina Tuesday afternoon to eat at the River Shack Restaurant.

Johnston said he came "here to get some food, and saw all these fish. Nuts. I've never seen anything like it in my life."

Josh Edwards, an employee of River Shack Restaurant, said, "Literally, it looked like the whole river back there behind the restaurant had frozen up. It looked like snow and ice on top of the water."

Edwards said he first saw all the dead fish last night about 10:00.
He said, "Some of them were alive, some of them had already died and were floating on top. Some of them were dead on the bottom. Others were moving around."
The fish were all about an inch to an inch and a half.

Edwards said, "I really don't know what to think. I guess I've got just as many questions as everybody else that lives here."

An official at Alabama Marine Resources told News Five officials are aware of the situation and its nothing unusual.

He said the fish are Gulf menhaden, and fish kills like this happen around this time of the year because menhaden become so plentiful in an area that they use up all the oxygen in the water.

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