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Cheers to our Field Investigator, Izzie Ketcham, for hosting her fellow CCC members on a tour of the Severn in our Floating Classroom aka Sea Girl.Even though our Corps members have been working remotely, we are excited to see Site Visits happening with proper protective equipment and social distancing in place! Members Izzie with the Severn River Association and Callie with The C&O Canal Trust conducted water quality testing at multiple sites along the Severn River. #ChesCorpsLife #ChesCorpsImpact Severn River Association C&O Canal Trust
Thanks to Severna Park Voice for sharing this sad story.
More details: severnriver.org/category/news/Have you noticed a funny smell in your neighborhood this week? Hurricane Isaias left fish kills along shorelines, stinky blue-algae blooms, and sediment plumes. The Severn River Association shared this photo from Round Bay, courtesy of Sam Burdette.
As the SRA reported, the fish kill was most likely caused by Isaias's strong winds, which churned and mixed up the entire water column in the Severn River. The winds flushed the low-oxygen water up from the bottom and sent it to the surface where fish congregate because that's where there's enough oxygen to breath. Unfortunately, when Isaias rolled up the river, it caused an upswelling of the low-oxygen water that overcame the fish before they could swim away.
Elizabeth Hoy
My hood. Prayers for recovery. 🙏⛵
What kind of fish ? Looks to be one specific kind of fish.
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