Large number of stripers washed ashore in nova scotia

[Capt.Yasar]

https://www.onthewater.com/2000-striped-bass-wash-ashore-in-nova-scotia

On January 3, about 150 miles from Port Morien, Nova Scotia, locals reported a massive fish kill consisting entirely of striped bass. This is the first large-scale die off reported in this region, and officials say it is likely due to significant fluctuation in temperature.

[bulletbob]

well, that sucks... I didn't think stripers would be that susceptible to a temp change.. They can endure awfully cold water, unless it was some sort of freak change of currents or some one in a million upwelling or something where the water temps changed by 15 degrees in an hour or something odd like that...
Also did not realize there were stripers that far north in those numbers.. I knew they would range that far, but I thought that was more of a "fringe" situation where a few would go up there mid summer... Are there local year round populations in Canada?... I know the Gulf Stream and Labrador Current collide near Nova Scotia somewhere, so maybe the water in some areas up there is warmer than I realized.. We had a poster on this very forum that said they regularly caught Fluke in NS,,, I always thought Stripers were a fringe species north of Maine.... bob

[shresearchdude]

this link has more info and includes a link to a similar occurrence in the past.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/hundreds-of-striped-bass-wash-up-dead-in-northern-cape-breton/ar-AASqGwd?ocid=uxbndlbing

[dakota560]

Will be interesting to follow this story and see what the powers to be and science believe was responsible. One question which stands out in my mind is if sudden fluctuations in water temperature is the culprit, why we're only stripers effected. Would think other species would have succumb for the same reason and washed ashore. Didn't happen, why not?

[tautog]

Same thing happens at the northern end of the snook range in Florida after a long cold snap.