Morehead City, N.C. – January 19, 2011 – We're learning more about what caused hundreds of Atlantic Striped Bass, to turn up dead off the North Carolina coast this week.
A YouTube video recently surfaced, showing hundreds of dead fish off Oregon Inlet. The Coast Guard was concerned the fish were killed due to illegal fishing.
Nine On Your Side contacted the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries to get more answers. Officials there say an overloaded fishing net prompted commercial fishermen to release thousands of striped bass they caught Saturday off of Bodie Island. Marine fisheries clarified this is only one explanation for the dead fish, and that there may be other causes that have not been identified.
Read the story and see the YouTube video at WNCT.