As noted in the Wildlife and Fisheries report, as of Thursday, state biologists and field staff documented working 77 fish kills statewide.
What they found is approximate numbers for the major species. Other saltwater species also were found:
12,552 spotted seatrout (speckled trout)6,568 red drum (redfish)2,142 black drum2,657 sheepshead19,107 striped mullet (mostly in the Pontchartrain Basin)Speckled trout, redfish and black drum mortality was highest in the Terrebonne/Timbalier Basin.Sheepshead mortality was highest in the Barataria Basin.Dead fish varied in size and were not limited to particular size classes, but more under 20-inch redfish, more under 14-inch speckled trout, more under 17-inch sheepshead and more black drum longer than 14 inches were counted.Dead speckled trout ranged from 6-23 inches, redfish from 5-41 inches, black drum from 7-36 inches, sheepshead from 6-24 inches and mullet from 6-19 inches.