The location is Meeting House Creek Dock, Aquebogue, NY.
What you see is a natural tragedy which happens every once in a while. These fish, Atlantic Menhaden commonly called "Bunkers" are on the food chain for Striped bass and Blue fish. The bunkers travel in very large schools measured in area (miles/km's) and most likely were being chased by Blue fish and ended up the creek with no way out/no exit. Due to the size of the school and quantity of bunkers, no exit, no oxygen they die. It is such a shame but sometimes nature in its purest form is cruel. Meeting House Creek empties into the Peconic Bay which is in the upper most part of the image. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_menhaden
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Sad, but how cool is this picture! What a catch!
ReplyDeleteSad story for the fish... but a very interesting photo.
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ReplyDeleteAmazing shot, must be a real feast for a lot of things cleaning that up.
ReplyDeleteWho would think you could make a shot of thousands of dead fish look good! You sure managed!
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