Fish Kills Surge as Heat Waves Hit | Annapolis News

Annapolis News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 9, 2026 · 1m

Fish kills are sweeping across Maryland’s waterways, with thousands of menhaden washing ashore in Baltimore Harbor and hundreds of horseshoe crabs floating in Ocean City — a grim echo of last year’s catastrophic “pistachio tide” event. Triggered by extreme heat and drought, these die-offs stem from oxygen-depleting bacterial blooms that thrive in warm, stagnant waters, especially in polluted harbors already suffering from decades of ecological damage. Experts warn this is just the beginning, as climate volatility and legacy pollution push fragile ecosystems to breaking point. Listen in…