Earthquake precursors? Heat and hypoxia? Expert research provides reasons for large-scale fish jumping on the water surface in Kunming Dianchi Lake | Phenomenon | Dianchi Lake
On August 6th, a large-scale fish jumping phenomenon occurred in Dianchi Lake, Kunming, sparking heated discussions. Until August 7th, this phenomenon still exists.
According to local residents and tourists, starting from the morning of August 6th, a large number of silver carp continued to jump out of the water at the west pier of Dianchi Seabank and the drainage outlet of the Dianchi Caohai connection pump station, forming a spectacular scene of silver carp jumping over the dragon gate. Some even jumped onto boats and shores, causing a series of screams.
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Many netizens speculate that this may be a precursor to earthquakes or geological disasters? Some netizens also believe that there is no need to panic blindly and wait for scientific conclusions.
A staff member from a local yacht company said that it may be due to rain causing oxygen deficiency in the water, or it may be due to increased reproduction during the fishing ban, but the specific reason is unclear. When they see fish jumping onto the boat or shore, they will promptly put them back into the water to avoid being taken away.
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The Propaganda and Education Department of Kunming Dianguan Bureau stated that it has paid attention to online videos, but the specific situation is inconvenient to disclose to the public and does not meet the work function of external publicity.
A local functional department stated that it may be caused by factors such as hot and humid weather and lack of oxygen, and will pay attention to and further track it.
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It is understood that relevant experts have also conducted on-site research on this situation and found that the main school of jumping fish is silver carp. Silver carp is a river fish with sensitive biological characteristics to water flow stimulation, and has the habit of grabbing water and clustering. Recently, continuous rainfall has led to an increase in the flow of rivers entering Yunnan, causing significant changes in water flow in certain areas, which has led to the aggregation of fish and a stress response of fish jumping under external stimuli. Yachts often enter and exit the west pier of Haigeng, causing disturbance to the water body and disturbing fish schools, resulting in jumping behavior.