Why are there so many dead fish in Lake Erie?

Dozens of dead fish have been found floating in Lake Erie or washing ashore by fishermen and residents in Avon Lake and Sheffield Lake. ... Many people wanted to know if a recent chemical spill into the lake from the Ford Plant in Avon Lake could be the cause. read more

Tens of thousands of dead fish are lining a 40-kilometre stretch of shoreline along Lake Erie. (ministry of environment) So far it appears thousands of fish may have died from the affects of a naturally occurring lake inversion rather than a spill, but the Ontario Ministry of Environment says an investigation is continuing. read more

Probably alewives aka Ciscos , sawbellies or shad. During early spring and spawning time there is a die off of shad. Remember these little guys were stocked in there from the oceans. It's really not thier natural environment. The oceans have currents and upwellings that move algae, Protozoa, and zooplankton around . The fish are filter feeders . read more

By 1970, the environmental impact on Lake Erie reached its dramatic climax and the lake was declared dead. Photo: Lisa Hossler The problems of Lake Erie were finally addressed in 1972 when Canada and the United States, under Richard Nixon, signed the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. read more