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Thousands of dead fish wash ashore in S.C.

By Camille Mann

January 17, 2013 / 9:27 AM EST / CBS News

Thousands of dead fish have washed ashore on the south tip of Pawleys Island, S.C. on Jan. 16, 2013. The fish are menhaden, a common bait fish.

Birds feed upon thousands of dead fish that washed ashore on the south tip of Pawleys Island, S.C. on Jan. 16, 2013.

Thousands of dead fish have washed ashore on the south tip of Pawleys Island, S.C. on Jan. 16, 2013.

A bird feeds upon thousands of dead fish that washed ashore on the south tip of Pawleys Island, S.C. on Jan. 16, 2013.

Thousands of dead fish have washed ashore on the south tip of Pawleys Island, S.C. on Jan. 16, 2013.

A bird feeds upon thousands of dead fish that washed ashore on the south tip of Pawleys Island, S.C. on Jan. 16, 2013.

Birds feed upon thousands of dead fish that washed ashore on the south tip of Pawleys Island, S.C. on Jan. 16, 2013.

Thousands of dead fish have washed ashore on the south tip of Pawleys Island, S.C. on Jan. 16, 2013.

Birds feed upon thousands of dead fish that washed ashore on the south tip of Pawleys Island, S.C. on Jan. 16, 2013.