By Andrew Smith, Photography Editor 
A fish kill in Kingston Harbour in the vicinity of Texaco terminal yesterday. Local fishermen said that they saw 'bad water' come inland on Wednesday morning and then the fish started to die. - Andrew Smith/Photography Editor
FISHERMEN AT the Harbour Head Beach in Harbour View, East Kingston say 'a milky substance' seen floating on the surface of the sea could be responsible for the dead fishes and crabs that have been washing up along the shore of the Kingston Harbour.
They added that the fish kill has been moving from the Harbour Head Beach westward towards the Texaco Terminal.
When the National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA) was contacted by The Gleaner yesterday, officials said a team from their enforcement section had just completed a preliminary site investigation but was unable to give an official reason for the fish kill. This will not be possible, they say, until after the lab has collected samples and conducted tests.
WORRYING
One worrying aspect of the fish kill was described by local resident, Norman Saunders of Harbour Head, who said, "When bad water come, nuff people pick up fish and sell."
This was substantiated by members of The Gleaner news team who heard another resident Angella Beckford say, "The water pollute yesterday and I never get to catch any fish".
In response to a query about how the public should treat the fish, a NEPA enforcement official who did not wish to be identified said, "We advise people to keep away from the fish," since it is still unknown how the fish died.
