Thousands of dead #fish wash up on lake #Ontario, #Canada

Thousands of alewife fish were found washed ashore on Lake Ontario this week — a common occurrence, according to wildlife officials.

Longtime Wicklow Beach-area resident Rick Jones says he first noticed excessive cormorant activity on the weekend.

Then, on Monday, he says he discovered thousands of the fish washed ashore at Wicklow Beach, about 20 kilometres east of Cobourg.

The cormorant feeds on fish, particularly the alewife, and particularly when they gather to spawn in shallow water, according to the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH).

Courtesy of globalnews.ca

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