These Incredible Pictures Show A Swarm Of Millions Of Anchovies Invading San Diego :

[xchrom]

http://www.businessinsider.com/huge-anchovy-swarm-invades-san-diego-2014-7

The anchovies usually prefer cooler water away from shore. So it was surprising when they showed up near the coast, especially considering that the water hit 74 degrees F that day according to LiveScience.



The coastal appearance could be due to ocean cooling in the Pacific from a natural phenomena known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, according to Live Science.



Swimmers went out to greet the massive fish swarm, which Checkley thinks could contain anywhere from one million to 100 million fish.

[Scuba]

1. Wow, that's enough anchovies to ruin thousands and thousands of pizzas!

[xchrom]

2. GASP! take that back - i love anchovies. nt

[Demeter]

3. And think of all that fish poop in the water

eurgh!

[OnlinePoker]

4. Interesting fact from NOAA

Anchovies have high natural mortality – each year 45 to 55 percent of the total stock would die of natural causes if no fishing occurred.

http://www.fishwatch.gov/seafood_profiles/species/anchovy/species_pages/northern_anchovy.htm

[MisterP]

5. hey, it's Legion! after he/it went into the pigs, the next stop was the fish! run: RUN!