Dead Peanut Bunker Litter The Shore Of Wooley Pond In North Sea - 27 East

Dead Peanut Bunker Litter The Shore Of Wooley Pond In North Sea

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Dead baitfish appeared on the shore of Wooley Pond in North Sea on Saturday morning.

Dead baitfish appeared on the shore of Wooley Pond in North Sea on Saturday morning.

Dead peanut bunker crowded the shore of Wooley Pond over the weekend.

Dead peanut bunker crowded the shore of Wooley Pond over the weekend. KITTY MERRILL

Residents of East Bay Drive in North Sea woke up Saturday morning the the sight -- and smell -- of thousands of dead peanut bunker along the shore of Wooley Pond.

Residents of East Bay Drive in North Sea woke up Saturday morning the the sight -- and smell -- of thousands of dead peanut bunker along the shore of Wooley Pond. KITTY MERRILL

The  Wooley Pond shoreline along East Bay Avenue was filled with dead juvenile menhaden, also known as peanut bunker.

The Wooley Pond shoreline along East Bay Avenue was filled with dead juvenile menhaden, also known as peanut bunker. KITTY MERRILL

Kitty Merrill on Aug 31, 2021
Residents of East Beach Drive in North Sea awoke Saturday morning to an unpleasant, and quite smelly surprise: tens of thousands of dead “peanut bunker” lining the northwestern shore of... more

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