Thousands of dead menhaden fish are seen on the beach on December 19, 2005 in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Environmentalist and the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries are speculating that the cause of death may have been caused by a drastic change in water temperature or a large fishing net that broke. Fish and water samples have been sent to the state capital of Raleigh for testing, the results being expected later this week.
{"Image ImageDescription": "WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC - DECEMBER 19:  Thousands of dead menhaden fish are seen on the beach on December 19, 2005 in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Environmentalist and the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries are speculating that the cause of death may have been caused by a drastic change in water temperature or a large fishing net that broke. Fish and water samples have been sent to the state capital of Raleigh for testing, the results being expected later this week. (Photo by Logan Mock-Bunting/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2005 Getty Images"}