After reports surfaced of a massive die-off of small fish around July 5 when temperatures climbed to 114 degrees at the lake, and then spread to larger fish in the following days, the recreation ar…
SALINAS – Test results at Lake San Antonio in southern Monterey County suggest the culprit in a recent massive fish die-off that closed the lake may have been an algae bloom spurred by high heat that depleted the oxygen in the water and suffocated the fish.After reports surfaced of a massive die-off of small fish around July 5 when temperatures climbed to 114 degrees at the lake, and then spread to larger fish in the following days, the recreation area was closed to the public July 10.
Flores said that through the natural biological process, “the fish die-off was related to low dissolved oxygen concentrations in the water essentially suffocating the fish.”Massive fish die-off in Fremont’s Lake Elizabeth points to decades of neglect Marni Flagg, assistant bureau chief of the Environmental Health Department, said health department staff participated by collecting water samples for analysis in the public health laboratory, and that “nearly all the results came back in the normal or the non-detect range.”
“There is no conclusive evidence or definitive reason for the fish die-off,” said Flagg. “When the lake reopens, we just want everyone to know that it is safe for regular recreational activities, and if anyone has any questions they can call environmental health.”
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