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21,000 fish died in catastrophic UC Davis lab mishap. Some were endangered species

Researchers discovered Aug. 9 that 21,000 fish had died in their enclosures at UC Davis’ Center For Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture — a mass die-off that appears to have been caused by chlorine exposure. About 100 fish — mostly tilapia — survived.

Tribune News Service · Aug 18, 2022

21,000 fish die in ‘catastrophic failure’ at UC Davis facility. Here’s the suspected cause

An estimated 21,000 fish died at the U.C. Davis Center for Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture in what the university described as a “catastrophic failure.”

Tribune News Service · Aug 11, 2022