GreenWave fears that this event is a precursor to a much larger problem, that potentially poses a grave environmental threat to our waterways, wildlife, and the human population living on and around the Chesapeake Bay.
Fish are our canaries of the water.
When they die, especially a half million of them, it is indicative of a much larger problem. Thursday's fish kill of 500,000 in the Eastern Shore may not be from pfiesteria, but low levels of oxygen can be attributed and exacerbated by large amounts of run-off from Confined Animal Feeding Operations. With over 600 Million chickens located on the Delmarva Peninsula, GreenWave feels it is time to start holding the Corporation's behind the contract farmer responsible. A big rain, following a dry spell. Nitrogen and Phosphorous.