Much of the southwestern peninsula was littered with dead fish yesterday, causing concern among residents and fishermen. The dead fish began washing ashore at Coffee Beach, Carat Shed Beach and Point Sable Beach in La Brea three days ago. Jason Jacob, vice president of the La Brea Fisherfolk Association, said, Today hundreds of fishes washed ashore. Animals are eating them up quickly. We took some of the dead fishes and put them on ice so we can have tests done to determine what is causing this. Jacob said fishermen and residents were concerned and are demanding an investigation into why the fish were dying. We want to know what is happening. The residents are scared. Why are these fish dying, can the residents be affected by this too? he said. Fisherman Kenny Rampersad said before the oil spills in the Gulf of Paria there were hardly any dead fish on the shoreline. We believe it is something in the water. This is the first time we have had something like this here. This is a major fish kill and we believe it has something to do with the oil spill, he said. Crude oil washed ashore at the beaches last December. The beaches were cleaned and residents were given the all clear to return to their normal lives last month.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 08:29:28 +0000
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