Over the past 4 weeks we have been experiencing a massive
fish-kill involving only catfish. They are washing up onto the
beaches in West Central Florida. Dead fish are seen daily
floating in the Gulf of Mexico and in Tampa Bay. The local news
and weather people in Bradenton and Sarasota say that the cause
is "unknown" and that "not much is known about catfish" however
scientists suspect that it is a "parasite." Does anyone out
there know of epidemics in saltwater catfish?
--
Clare Starrett, Bradenton, FL
