Photos: Thousands of Tiny Dead Fish Washing up on Oil Contaminated Beach

Came across these shocking images amongst some viewer submitted Gulf of Mexico oil spill photos on the New York Times website.

The two photos show thousands of little fish washed up dead in Waveland, Mississippi. The photos are credited to Sabrina Bradford.

Photos: Thousands of Tiny Dead Fish Washing up on Oil Contaminated Beach

According to first hand accounts oil has been spotted washing up in Waveland. One person writes on the Gulf Oil Spill Tracker that,"We walked along the beach just outside of the Silver Slipper Casino area and saw many dead fish, 2 cats and at least 5 trout and a quite large fish we could not identify. In addition we saw upwards of 20 dead baby crabs spread out along the beach. we were not able to locate any tar balls or residues of any type."

Photos: Thousands of Tiny Dead Fish Washing up on Oil Contaminated Beach

 

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