Hundreds of dead fish wash ashore in Little Egg Harbor; second large fish die-off this week

LITTLE EGG HARBOR, New Jersey (WABC) -- Hundreds of dead fish washed up along the shore in Little Egg Harbor on Saturday morning in the second massive fish die-off along the New Jersey coast this week.

More than a million dead Peanut Bunker fish washed ashore in Waackaack Creek in Keansburg earlier this week.
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On Saturday, the dead fish piled up in the water of Great Bay along the Osborn Island section.


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Photo: Bill Koy Jr.

The fish are believed to be bait fish.