In June 2004, for example, tens of thousands of fish perished after a bout of heavy rain.
In parts of Indonesia's Coral Triangle over 450 species of coral and 2,800 kinds of fish have perished.
On Galveston's Tarpon Pier, ten members of a fishing party perished after the pier collapsed, though six were rescued by the yacht Mayflower.
Yes, in pure Nature, an elephant seal pup who failed to learn to fish successfully would perish, leaving his stronger siblings to survive and strengthen the species; but we are immeasurably distant from pure Nature, and I believe we have an obligation to offset to whatever slight degree we can the negative impacts of our own unfortunate and selfish activities.
Just as the closely tended herds of cattle thrived on the same plains where the buffaloes perished, fish stand a better chance of surviving if they belong to someone instead of everyone.
In November 2014, millions of fish and birds suddenly perished, rotting where they lay.
Birds, fish and other wildlife perished.
Worms, snails, bees, fish, flowers, mice... Everything perishes in LA-based illustrator, animator, and former beekeeper Miranda Javid's new video for PEALS' "Become Younger". The few survivors, such as a hard-shelled hermit crab, aren't becoming younger, like the song's title says, but at least they'll get the chance to become older.
"An infinity of people perished," fishing fleets became matchwood, entire herds of cattle and sheep perished in the raging waters.
Cyanobacteria blooms are especially common in waters that have been polluted by nitrogen wastes; in such cases, the overgrowths of cyanobacteria can consume so much of the water's dissolved oxygen that fish and other aquatic organisms perish.
Worms, snails, bees, fish, flowers, mice... Everything perishes in LA-based illustrator, animator, and former beekeeper Miranda Javid's new video for PEALS' "Become Younger".
