NJDEP Investigating Dead Fish Found in Princeton Lake

Princeton, NJ -- The case of hundreds of fish who have died in Lake Carnegie in the last couple of weeks is not an uncommon occurrence among gizzard shad, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection told Planet Princeton this week.

Gizzard Shad tend to overpopulate a small body of water, making for a greater chance of disease transmission, according to the report. The disease can’t be transmitted to people, but DEP also recommends against taking the fish home to eat.

DEP has already analyzed 40-50 dead fish that were found in the lake, and will be collecting more this week. It expects the epidemic to be over by next week.

The team was sent out after residents who live near the lake began reporting seeing the dead fish, something they had never seen before.

Read more at planetprinceton.com.