It initially indicated the washouts may have been due to mass courtship; spawning and fighting which sees the male puffer fish inflate themselves and sometimes get rolled or blown out of the water by waves or wind.“Scientists are now discounting this and considering other causes. Samples of fish have been taken and tests are being conducted. At the moment, the city can therefore not confirm the exact cause of the mortalities,” said Nieuwoudt.
The hospital issued a warning to dog owners urging them to keep the animals leashed when on the beach or avoid beaches altogether until it's safe to go there again. Nieuwoudt also warned that the puffer fish carried the neurotoxin tetrodotoxin and should not be eaten. The
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