Volcanic overflow ruins Alaska salmon run

What's happening to the water here:

Volcanic overflow ruins Alaska salmon run
Sep 12, 2005

ANCHORAGE, AK

"...no salmon returned in July either along the river`s upper section, which drains the flank of the Mount Chiginagak volcano about 350 miles southwest of Anchorage.

The river then started to turn orange, with 'weird reddish foam and scum starting to come down the river.'

When he boated upstream he found dead plants, gulls missing from an island and fish gone from the lake. Even brown bears were gone. Kent told the newspaper, 'It`s like someone dropped a bomb on the place.'"

Volcanic activity spewing toxic gases in the streams? Is there a history of this in fault areas?


Time to enjoy some farm-raised fish, I suppose...

[edit on 13-9-2005 by psyopswatcher]