Massive fish die-off hits Texas Gulf Coast beaches.
Thousands of dead Gulf menhaden fish washed up on a Texas beach due to low dissolved oxygen in the water, a common occurrence in the summer. Officials urged beachgoers to avoid the coast due to high bacterial levels and sharp fins of the dead fish. Clean up efforts have been completed, but visitors are advised to wait a couple of days before heading to the beach. Water samples taken from the Gulf Intracoastal Canal and the Brazos River, which feed into the coast, were found to have almost no dissolved oxygen in them. There was no evidence of a chemical spill causing the mass fish kill event.