Monday, February 28, 2011

[fishingtheusaandcanada] Cold water may have killed fish, shrimp in SC - CharlotteObserver.com

 



http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/02/28/2099519/cold-water-may-have-killed-fish.html

CHARLESTON, S.C. The Natural Resources Department says cold water may have
killed fish and shrimp along the South Carolina coast.

The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Monday that early samples were
lower than expected for sea trout. Officials say that's a bad sign for red
drum and shrimp.

Fisheries management director Mel Bell says the cold in December and January
doesn't appear to have been as bad as the winter of 2000-2001, which
destroyed virtually the entire shrimp population and many sea trout. The
agency says it took two years for shrimp to recover then and five years for
sea trout.

Hundreds of thousands of menhaden were found dead on Folly Beach in January.
Thousands of starfish were found dead on Isle of Palms in December in an
earlier cold spell.

Information from: The Post and Courier, http://www.postandcourier.com

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