Puerto Vallarta (PVDN) – Hundreds of fish washed up dead this Friday on the beaches of Puerto Vallarta. They are medium-depth fish, and due to the amount that has been located, between 600 and 700 specimens, it is presumed that the causes could be red tide. The authorities are carrying out laboratory analyses and the results are expected to be available in the next few hours.
“Pez Cintilla or Trichiurus lepturus, are located along approximately one kilometer of beach that runs from the Sheraton Hotel to the Canto del Sol Hotel, there are approximately 600 or 700 specimens that we have counted, we are evaluating the causes, and we suspect that it may be red tide,” explained Ricardo Cerezo Ortiz, deputy director of the Environment in Puerto Vallarta.
He added, “sometimes certain currents push them to the top and this damages them at a visceral level, certain currents can also present that drive these schools of fish”.
For now, there are no restrictions for visitors, although it is requested not to handle the fish or in case of finding any other species on the beach, notify the authorities.
“It is a small section and it is what is making us reconsider whether it is a red tide; we try to evaluate all the loose ends at the laboratory level as well as at the physical and physiological level of the fish in order to rule out any situation.”
There is no situation that could alarm visitors, and for now, he insisted, only the death of this species has occurred.
