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Short communication

Suffocation of pilchards (Sardinops sagax) by a green microalgal bloom in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand

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Pages 379-383 | Received 01 Jul 1994, Accepted 13 Oct 1994, Published online: 30 Mar 2010
 

Abstract

A bloom of the green microalga Tetraselmis sp. in a small lagoon in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, is considered to have caused a fish kill of pilchards (Sardinops sagax). The fish deaths are attributed to anoxia brought about by a combination of reduced dissolved oxygen levels and the microalgae sticking to and clogging the secondary gill lamellae of the fish.

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