Thousands of Dead Fish, Wash Ashore Creating, 'Horrific' Smell.<br />'Newsweek' reports that thousands of dead fish have washed up on a beach in Staten Island, resulting in an intense smell and concerns from local residents.<br />Thousands of dead fish have accumulated <br />and begun to rot in the waters and shores <br />of Lemon Creek Park, Staten Island.<br />Now, some resident have been <br />forced to stay indoors in order to <br />avoid the overpowering stench outside.<br />The smell is horrific. You can't <br />even go outside. And I don't know <br />if it's dangerous to breathe it in <br />or not, but we're not going outside, John Mastellone, Lemon Creek Park resident, via SILive.<br />According to 'Newsweek,' fish meat contains a chemical called trimethylamine oxide, which is responsible for the characteristic rotten fish smell.<br />'Newsweek' reports that this isn't <br />the first time massive amounts of dead <br />fish have washed ashore in Staten Island.<br />'Newsweek' reports that this isn't <br />the first time massive amounts of dead <br />fish have washed ashore in Staten Island.<br />In 2021, an influx of dead <br />Atlantic menhaden, or bunker fish, <br />washed up near Great Kills Park.<br />In 2017, Wolfe's Pond Park <br />and Lemon Creek also saw a huge number <br />of dead bunker fish was ashore.<br />The New Jersey Department of Environmental <br />Protection (DEP) suggested the reason <br />for the 2021 event was a type of Vibrio bacteria. .<br />For reasons not understood at this time, <br />[menhaden] may be particularly susceptible <br />to infection from this bacterium, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, <br />2021 statement, via 'Newsweek'.<br />The DEP is investigating whether fluctuating <br />water temperatures, altered menhaden <br />migration patterns or other stressors <br />are contributing factors, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, <br />2021 statement, via 'Newsweek'
