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Fish Kill in Garnier's Bayou, January-March 2006 (ongoing) Index Page
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PICTURE OF A SMALL, SICK FISH, LYING IN A MAN'S HAND On January 25, 2006, we saw a few of these small minnows circling on the surface of Poquito and Garnier's Bayou. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE IMAGES FROM JANUARY 25-29.
To anyone interested in studying this phenomenon: I am trying to post all the clues I can find about this problem. If you need to contact me for more information or to see other images I took (I have thousands), my e-mail address is "rzoo" at gnt.net.

To the casual observer: These webpages are not an attempt to tell the whole story of the fish, crab, jellyfish and bird kills that are currently happening in our bayous. What I have to share are only my own observations and collected images. At the same time I have been witnessing these problems, others have also found pink water, dead mullet, dead sturgeons and a dead gar in our bayous, and there have been sick or dead fish-eating birds, too.

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January 28, 2006 PICTURE OF A DEAD MINNOW ON SHORE, WITH ALGAE AND SMALL DEBRIS Thousands of dead and dying minnows were washing ashore in Hand's Cove at Poquito Park. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE IMAGES FROM JANUARY 25-29 January 29, 2006 The beach was littered with tiny, dead fish, and it was difficult to see them. Here are a few that wound up lying on a board that washed ashore. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE IMAGES FROM JANUARY 25-29.
January 29, 2006 By dawn, there were thousands of tiny, dead fish on the shore of Poquito and Longwood Parks. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE IMAGES FROM JANUARY 25-29. February 4, 2006 More dead minnows at Longwood Park. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE IMAGES FROM FEBRUARY 4.
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February 4, 2006 Thick, orange foam and dead minnows washed ashore at Longwood Park. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE IMAGES FROM FEBRUARY 4.

Dead crabs with partly-eaten dead minnows. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE IMAGES FROM FEBRUARY 5.
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February 6 brought black foam, yellow foam, more dead fish and more pink stuff in the sand. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE IMAGES FROM FEBRUARY 6. February 6 brought black foam, yellow foam, more dead fish and more pink stuff in the sand. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE IMAGES FROM FEBRUARY 6.
Mid Day, February 6, 2006 Pet droppings contain e. coli bacteria, one of the contaminants for which the Health Department tests our waters. This was at Poquito Park Beach on Hand's Cove. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICTURE.
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February 7, 2006 Pictures of dying minnows collected at Longwood Park CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PICTURES OF THESE MINNOWS COLLECTED AT LONGWOOD PARK. February 7, 2006 Pictures of dying minnows collected at Longwood Park CLICK HERE TO SEE MOVIES OF SWIMMING BEHAVIOR OF THESE MINNOWS COLLECTED AT LONGWOOD PARK. Montage 10x image of minnow, shortly after death. CLICK HERE TO SEE 10X IMAGES OF THIS MINNOW

DYING JELLYFISH WITH EMPTY OYSTER SHELL February 14, 2006 Poquito Park Beach was littered with dead and dying jellyfish. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE VALENTINE'S DAY JELLYFISH KILL IMAGES
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DEAD CORMORANT FOUND WITH EGLIN DRAINAGE DITCH PLUME February 23, 2006 We found this dead cormorant floating in Poquito Bayou near the outlet of an Eglin Drainage Ditch. CLICK HERE FOR MORE IMAGES OF THE PLUME FROM EGLIN'S DITCH.
The initial report about what killed this bird says that it looks like the bird died from trauma--possibly was shot. More tests are being performed.

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March 1, 2006 A Dead Gar and Olive-Colored Water with Foam and Dead Minnows and Anchovies CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE MARCH 1ST IMAGES FROM LONGWOOD PARK.

March 1: I am told that there have been 7 dead dolphins found from Pensacola to Sandestin over the past few days.

March 2, 2006 This dead shad was floating near shore at Longwood Park, while at Poquito Park, there was a dead gar lying on the boatramp. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE MARCH 2nd IMAGES FROM LONGWOOD and POQUITO PARKS.

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