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    Mass fish deaths baffle Japan’s shores

    December 8, 2023
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    Thousands of dead fish have washed up on a beach in northern Japan.

    The fish, mostly made up of sardines and some mackerel, washed ashore in Hakodate on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday, covering a stretch of beach about half a mile long.

    Local residents said they have never seen anything like it and have been urged not to consume the fish.

    Sardines and mackerels are seen washed up on a beach in Hakodate, Hokkaido, northern Japan Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Thousands of tons of dead sardines have washed up on a beach in northern Japan for unknown reasons, officials said Friday. (Kyodo News via AP)
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    The cause of the incident remains unknown, but Takashi Fujioka, a Hakodate Fisheries Research Institute researcher, suggested the animals may have become exhausted while being chased by larger fish.

    He said a lack of oxygen while moving in a densely packed group could have led to them washing up on the shore.

    Dead fish in Japan
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    Dead fish in Japan
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    Pic: AP

    The incident coincides with sardine migration southwards, Mr Fujioka said, adding that the fish may have suddenly entered cold waters.

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    He said he has heard of similar phenomena before, but had never seen it in real life.

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