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August 24, 2010

Thousands of Dead Fish Found in Mississippi River
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In Louisiana, authorities in St. Bernard Parish have found thousands of
dead fish in the Mississippi River. St. Bernard Parish President Craig
Taffaro said, "I’m talking about 5,000 to 15,000 dead fish. Different
species were found dead including crabs, sting rays, eel, drum, speckled
trout, red fish." State officials said the fish might have died because
of low levels of oxygen in the water. State officials have not yet
linked the dead fish to the BP oil spill, but the Times-Picayune
reported the fish were found floating on the surface of the water and
collected in booms that had been deployed to contain oil that leaked
from the BP spill.



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