Thousands of dead herring in Norway on New Year’s Eve

Source: Dateline Zero

About 20 tons was discovered east of Tromso, Norway, on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2011. [map]

It seems we’re seeing a re-run of last winter’s mass animal deaths. The only difference is, this time it’s 2012, and we have that pesky alleged Mayan prophesy hovering over this coming December.

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“The inhabitants of resin in Troms could hardly believe his eyes on the morning of New Year’s Eve, the beach was a large amount, an estimated tens of tons, dead herring,” reports Ralf Lofstad at Dagbladet. [via Google Translate]

More, from the Google Translate version of the article:

No one knows for sure what’s happened in the popular hiking area in Nordreisa municipality. However, various theories have been tossed around, explains Jan-Petter Jorgensen (44), who took mass death in sight on the beach with his dog Molly.

“People say that something similar happened in the 80s, and there is speculation among others on the river which flows into the ocean behind a promontory on the site, may have had something to say. Maybe the fish have been caught in the long due, and then died of fresh water?” Jorgensen says to Dagbladet.

He estimates each individual fish to be of 100-150 grams, and that the total might be about up to 20 tons. Now he’s worried about what might happen if no one comes and removing carcasses.