On my way Junior Member611 postsJoined: Jul 2012https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/...hore-is-unknown‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Japan says reason behind 1,200 tonnes of fish washing ashore is unknownOfficials in Japan have admitted they are struggling to determine why hundreds of tonnes of fish have washed ashore in recent days. Mass mortality events can also occur when there are sudden drops in the water temperature, causing the fish to go into shock, they added. “The cause is unknown at the moment,” Mikine Fujiwara, a local fisheries official, told the newspaper. Images of the fish have been widely shared on social media – many accompanied by Fukushima conspiracy theories. “We don’t know for sure under what circumstances these fish were washed up, so I don’t recommend eating them,” Takashi Fujioka, a fisheries researcher said.

Source: The Guardian December 19, 2023 03:38 UTC