We've been getting some emails from friends in the Mara River Basin that tell us a large fish die-off has just occurred in and around the Masai Mara National Reserve.
You may remember that we have previously documented several large fish die-offs in the Mara River over the last few years and we blogged about one in 2009. The exact causes of this annual event remains elusive...but I aim to shed some light on it with my upcoming research.
This coming summer I will be conducting research that I've entitled, "Sediment fingerprinting in the Mara River Basin: Uncovering relationships between wildebeest, tourism, and non-point source pollution." I plan on looking at the sources of sediment and non-point source pollution within the protected areas (between Emarti and the lower Mara bridge). More on this to come soon...
In the meantime, here is a quick round-up of several other massive fish die-offs that have occurred recently in other systems:
You may remember that we have previously documented several large fish die-offs in the Mara River over the last few years and we blogged about one in 2009. The exact causes of this annual event remains elusive...but I aim to shed some light on it with my upcoming research.
This coming summer I will be conducting research that I've entitled, "Sediment fingerprinting in the Mara River Basin: Uncovering relationships between wildebeest, tourism, and non-point source pollution." I plan on looking at the sources of sediment and non-point source pollution within the protected areas (between Emarti and the lower Mara bridge). More on this to come soon...
In the meantime, here is a quick round-up of several other massive fish die-offs that have occurred recently in other systems:
- Large fish die-off at the mouth of the Mississippi
- Massive Fish Kill in Gulf Caused by "Dead Zone," Oil?
- Two Million Dead Fish Appear in Chesapeake Bay
- 7.6 Million Fish Die In A Day At Salton Sea
- DNR: Fish die-off in southeast Michigan is natural occurrence
3 comments:
I am interested in taking part in the study.
You can get me through kipkurui.tonny@gmail.com
Kipkurui Tonny
Moi University
Hi Kipkurui,
Thanks for your interest. I'll send you an email.
Hi researchers. My name is Kari and I am a graduate student at Michigan State. I got referred to you by a friend (a grad student of Kay Holekamp's at MSU) and was wondering if I could ask you some questions and get some advice about my dissertation research. My email is sharklady1520@gmail.com. Thanks! :)
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