Comments on: Lake Erie Fish Die-Off

By: M.

M. — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:51:13 +0000

I’m also interested in knowing why these
Dead fish and seagulls are appearing on
The shores. Since there are a few of us
With interest we should try to do something
Together. There must be a masters student
Out there who needs to research something.
Has anyone tried contacting the Niagara
Conservation Association. Sometimes taking
Things into our own hands is how things
Get done. Any takers?

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 27 May 2010 21:39:57 +0000

Its sickening how this kind of stuff keeps happening. I went to Turkey Point last weekend and all along the shore was death. The smell was horried and not a SINGLE local could tell me why it happens, its just a part of their life there. My girlfriend has her masters in Marine Biology, is there somewhere she can apply for a grant to research this?

By: Kelly Rowe

Kelly Rowe — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:28:42 +0000

I feel the same way. I come from Dunnville which is near the mouth of the Grand River in Ontario. My family has a cottage near Port Maitland going west and there are so many different species of fish that have floated up to the beach. The bones are becoming the beach! I have asked and been asked if anyone knew what we can do to help alleviate this terrible situation but, no one is able to help. These bodies of water which are the Great Lakes are large but very fragile. Living near them most of my life, I view them as an integral part of my life and those living things around them. Something must be done and the word must be spread. Every little thing helps!

By: Pat Cusack

Pat Cusack — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:31:46 +0000

I came across your website today when I googled “dead fish in Lake Erie”.
I live in the Township of Wainfleet on Lake Erie not far from Port Colborne and the Welland Canal, on a piece of land known as Morgan’s Point Road with the lake to the east and west of us. A couple of us have cottages to rent in summer (and winter), so it is very unpleasant to say the least to see the dead fish coming ashore in droves summer after summer. I am relatively new to the area and have been told that this happens regularly. Unfortunately I cannot seem to get anyone interested in why this is happening. Have you had any luck? There is a lot of buck-passing going on. I am sure that somewhere in some bureaucracy, there is information to share with everyone concerned with the environmental health of the Great Lakes. Now I see that President Obama has signed for funding of US$475 million for the Great Lakes. Will that help the fish and when? In the meantime, how do we get the people responsible for our welfare to clean up the beaches? Our mayor does not seem to me to be the least bit interested; if she were, we would have clean beaches. A couple of us are collecting the dead fish and burying them, however, we are not marine biologists and we would like to know the cause of this phenomenon. I find the whole thing very disturbing. Along with the dead fish I sometimes find dead seagulls which I think means that they die from eating the fish. In addition, each time I come back from the shoreline conservation park, I have a bag full of litter off the beach. It looks to me like garbage is being processed somewhere and simply gets dumped into the lake. Every imaginable product. Very depressing.
19 July 2009