About 20,000 Dead Fish, Other Animals Wash up on Nova Scotia Coast

The carcasses of thousands of sea creatures have mysteriously washed up on the western coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.

As many as 20,000 fish, lobsters, starfish, scallops, crabs and other animals have turned up dead at Savory Park, Canadian authorities said. And they have no idea why.

Canada’s Fisheries and Oceans department tweeted images of the massive cross-species graveyard.

Environmental officials are testing the water for pesticides and oxygen levels for possible clues. As a precaution, they’re warning consumers to only buy seafood from authorized vendors.

“Dead fish found on shore should not be collected by general public,” the Fisheries and Oceans department tweeted. “Consumers should only purchase from licensed harvesters/sellers.”

Just this year, mass fish deaths were also reported in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon and Hongcheng Lake in Haikou,China.

DFO observed 10-12 ppl walking beaches w. dead species – people indicated that they did not see a lot of fish compared to Boxing Day http://pic.twitter.com/B52B0bWJsT

— DFO Maritimes (@DFO_MAR) December 29, 2016

Beaches with people walking and dead herring, blue and red mussels & starfish were Weymouth River, Fort Point & Savory Park http://pic.twitter.com/aOzS3hewnp

— DFO Maritimes (@DFO_MAR) December 29, 2016

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