LORTON, Va. (DC News Now) — Dead fish lined the water’s edge and shoreline at a Northern Virginia park Monday. The cause of their death: the drastic swing in temperatures taking place in the area’s waterways.
NOVA Parks posted about the fish kill at Pohick Bay Regional Park on Instagram a day later, letting people know that they shouldn’t be alarmed, noting: “This is NOT related to the sewage spill upstream on the Potomac.”
NOVA Parks explained that the fish that died were Gizzard Shad, “a migratory species common in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.” The Instagram post went on to say that the species is especially sensitive to sudden changes in temperature and oxygen levels in the water…