fishkill

noun

fishkill

noun

Etymology From fish + kill.

1

An environmental event in which fish are killed.

Fishkills, with some exceptions, result from low dissolved oxygen conditions accompanying the decomposition of organic materials[…]1978, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 650/3, volume 3, page 11:

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