MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

By Marnie Reid – “LOCALS are refusing to swim in murky Bayside beaches because of dead fish floating near the shore.

Dendy Iceberger John Fisher said the water was ‘oily, dirty, smelly and had dead fish in it’.

He and other Icebergers have stopped swimming at Bayside beaches because the water is ‘too putrid’.

‘It smells, it’s got an oily feel to it and you can’t see the end of your fingers when they are in the water,’ Mr Fisher said.

‘The dead fish was just the icing that capped it all off.’

Mr Fisher said dead fish had been spotted at Dendy St beach, Brighton Beach and Half Moon Bay.

The Brighton resident said it was very worrying and he did not believe it was safe to swim there. ‘I want an explanation of why the water is as bad as it is,’ Mr Fisher said.

‘It’s never been this bad before and I want them to make sure it doesn’t happen again.’

Environment Protection Authority Victoria spokesman Simon Frost said the EPA had received reports of dead fish over the New Year’s Eve weekend.” Read more.