So how will this affect the coasts ecosystem? Experts explain. Author: Lexis Greene Updated: 8:22 PM CST March 1, 2021
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas Marvin Jones is the President of the Padre Island Property Owners Association; he said the fish clean up has been an all-hands-on deck effort over the course of the last couple of weeks. We had a huge clean up on Saturday, probably at least 100 volunteers, Jones said.
According to Jones, with help from residents, the city, and local contractors who have been working rigorously, they were able to to remove over 100,000 pounds of dead fish following the recent historic winter storm that blew through.
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An estimated 6,000 pounds of fish was collected near Encantada Avenue. Author: Lexis Greene Updated: 2:56 PM CST March 1, 2021
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Editor s note: KIII 3 News has corrected an error in reporting in this article saying this was the largest fish kill in history. We have since learned that data won t be available until April.
Residents became concerned after thousands of fish began surfacing on the beach and most recently in the canals near Encantada Avenue following last week s historic winter storm.
Lindsay Bertram, who has only been a Padre Island resident for a year, said her and her family, along with many islanders, did not hesitate to join in on the clean-up effort after thousands of dead fish began surfacing in the community s canals.
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