Overview

• Drone overflights early Sunday found no significant new carcasses following reports since Friday of dead flounder, plaice and cod along beaches from Markgrafenheide to Heiligendamm.
• Authorities have banned catching fish for consumption in the affected coastal section, and anglers in the wider area are advised not to eat their catches.
• Bathing remains permitted, but the health office recommends avoiding the water until the cause is confirmed.
• A crisis team spanning food surveillance, the veterinary office, rescue services and disaster protection has taken samples now being analyzed by the LALLF.
• Oxygen depletion is the leading hypothesis, and officials point to a similar 2020 die-off in the same area that was attributed to low oxygen levels.