Dead herring puzzles experts
It is a grim sight – and this blanket of dead herring has left the experts puzzled.
Millions of dollars of dead herring have been found in a fjord in Iceland for the second time in less than three months.
Some experts believe it is caused by a severe cooling in temperature caused by northerly winds; others claim it is because of a lack of oxygen as a result of a construction of a bridge.
The herring weighs an estimated 30,000 tonnes and is worth around $24million, reports the Daily Mail.
The Icelandic government is monitoring the situation after agreeing to fund research - the fishing industry is a massive part of the economy - but in the mean time the clean up is causing problems.
The rotten fish smell is making life a misery for nearby residents while tens of thousands of birds have also been drawn to the site.
