tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post5676322208005605156..comments2023-10-11T00:14:56.087-10:00Comments on Raising Islands--Hawai'i science and environment: Does Ni'ihau fish kill cause still lurk?Jan Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11097508601802284702noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post-86502814271490984212012-12-14T11:20:44.713-10:002012-12-14T11:20:44.713-10:00They found large numbers of dead fish, roughly in ...They found large numbers of dead fish, roughly in January, and I don't believe a cause was ever clearly identified.Jan Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097508601802284702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post-69458485503404361692012-12-13T11:14:19.890-10:002012-12-13T11:14:19.890-10:00I have some questions if someone is willing to ans...I have some questions if someone is willing to answer them for me that would be Great <br />1 How did they know it was a fishkill? <br />2 Did they figure out what the cause of the fishkill was? <br />and last but not least What time of year was this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post-75512849692502877622012-12-13T11:11:23.435-10:002012-12-13T11:11:23.435-10:00I have some questions about this fishkill if someo...I have some questions about this fishkill if someone can answer them for me <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post-67453182629126896332009-09-28T11:50:05.673-10:002009-09-28T11:50:05.673-10:00oh myoh myAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post-49463680181716190312009-03-16T10:50:00.000-10:002009-03-16T10:50:00.000-10:00Very interesting mystery.Aloha,KeahiVery interesting mystery.<BR/>Aloha,<BR/>KeahiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post-10220015495759133062009-03-13T14:17:00.000-10:002009-03-13T14:17:00.000-10:00Thanks for an interesting and informative post, Ja...Thanks for an interesting and informative post, Jan!Ilima Loomishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291773793850755404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post-81793399122818936092009-03-13T13:31:00.000-10:002009-03-13T13:31:00.000-10:00Dave Smith submitted this comment:Dave Smith said....Dave Smith submitted this comment:<BR/>Dave Smith said...<BR/><BR/> Just to play the devil's advocate, if diphacinone decomposes rapidly, is it possible that the fish could have ingested the substance but it would not remain traceable in their tissues long enough to show up in testing?<BR/><BR/> March 13, 2009 12:10 PM<BR/><BR/>Fiction is full of undetectable poisons that cause deaths that appear to be heart attacks.<BR/>Does any actual evidence support the theory that diphacinone killed fish and then disappeared? Not that I see.<BR/>Does any evidence contradict it? Fish dying at different times, currents going away from Niihau, winds going away from Niihau, the death of some species of fish and not others. Heacock also told me that the inflamed gills and swim bladder issues are not symptoms commonly associated with diphacinone.Jan Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097508601802284702noreply@blogger.com