550,000 juvenile menhaden dead in Rehoboth Bay REHOBOTH BAY, DEL. (AP) (wesm) - More than 500,000 juvenile Atlantic menhaden were found dead this week in a canal on Rehoboth Bay.

Delaware environmental department officials say low amounts of dissolved oxygen and increased hydrogen sulfide tied to weather changes caused the deaths.

Officials found the dead fish this week after monitoring stations showed low dissolved oxygen levels and higher hydrogen sulfide levels. The dead menhaden were found in Torquay Canal, a deep lagoon upstream from Bald Eagle Creek.

Similar conditions killed between 5,000 and 10,000 menhaden last month at the same location.
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