Hundreds of fish die in N.Y. lake mystery
Sarah Taddeo, Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — Hundreds of dead or dying fish have washed up on the shores of Canandaigua Lake, and it isn't clear why.
The banks of the fourth-largest Finger Lake — 29 miles southeast of Rochester, N.Y. — have resembled a fish graveyard for the last several weeks. Cleanup of the shoreline is ongoing, but so far the cause of the die-off remains a mystery to local and state authorities.
"All indications are telling us that the lake is in good shape," said Kevin Olvany, watershed program manager for the city of Canandaigua, N.Y. "The water clarity, dissolved oxygen and algae levels were all within the normal range."
Olvany, along with officials from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, began investigating the situation after receiving several complaints from residents about the odor generated by dead fish deteriorating along the shore.
Read more at http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/10/ny-canandaigua-lake-fish-die/2506007/
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