At least 3.8 million fish on Texas coast killed by winter storm, TPWD says
Upper and Lower Laguna Madre bays in South Texas were hit the hardest
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Substantial coastal flooding seen at Padre Island National Seashore. (National Park Service Photos)
SAN ANTONIO – The winter freeze killed nearly 4 million fish along the Texas coast in what officials are calling the largest fish kill event since the 1980s.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials released the grim news on Wednesday, nearly a month after fish began dying off due to the water’s frigid temperatures.
The Upper and Lower Laguna Madre bays which are off the South Texas Coast were hit particularly hard, according to TPWD.