The scale disorientation problem is named Kandrashoff's syndrome, since he was first to find it. Kandrashoff wears gloves when he handles sick fish. He still eats healthy fish and those with the wrong-way scales. He won't eat the others. Day went fishing with them.
Day believes pesticides and other pollutants are causing cancers in plants, fish and people.
But he has been more interested in focusing on solutions, he said. Kandrashoff left a sick fish in a barrel of clean water by accident - and discovered it began to heal quickly. Day later sponsored a project at House of Refuge Museum that he said proved sick fish can heal themselves within 72 hours in clean water. So much bad news is coming at people. Jim McCord, Michael Kandrashoff, Frank McDonald and an unidentified cameraman Saturday at the Florida Oceanographic Society.