Millions of fish have been found dead on the seashore in the US state of Texas. The case is of Quintana Beach. According to officials, these fish have died due to suffocation in water due to the rise in temperature. According to the Wildlife Department official in Texas, there is a lack of oxygen in warm water.
Due to this, the fish have difficulty in breathing and they die. Most of the fish that die from this process are menhaden species. His videos are going viral on social media.
According to the New York Post, it is common for these fish to die in summer. The water near the shore heats up faster than the deeper waters of the ocean. Many times the fish get trapped in the water near the shore and cannot return.
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The fish come to the surface and try to get oxygen before they die, while some go down to cool off. Dead fish have continued to arrive in Texas since Friday. However, the administration has said that they are removing them and cleaning the beach.
A group of fishermen in Chile recently caught a strange fish. Surprisingly, the length of the fish is 16 feet and it is so heavy that the help of a crane had to be taken to remove it. Locals captured the incident on camera, after which its video went viral on social media.
The species of fish caught is oarfish. Its length can be up to 36 feet. It is usually found in the depths of the sea. This fish also comes to the surface to get sick, die or breed