Millions Of Stranded Prawns Blanket Chile Beach

[not.a.sock.puppet]

MILLIONS of small prawns became stranded on a beach in southern Chile this week, carpeting a three-kilometre strand in red, local fishermen and police said.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/millions-of-stranded-prawns-blanket-chile-beach/story-e6frfq80-12...

Sock loves images of a prawn-o-graphic nature! Ay!

[monman12]

I thought and hope that this might be:  fresh from a wormhole near you----------TRBAG !

Good to hear that the police are involved!

[pct001wine]

Are they mussels in the picture as well ? Is this the world's biggest Paella ?

[the_hawk*]

One has to wonder if these events have any thing to do with the changing ocean currents

[icyfroth]

They look cooked. Raw prawns are green, aren't they?

[the_hawk*]

They look cooked. Raw prawns are green, aren't they?

Interesting point

I just did a google on raw prawns and then selected images and there are some red ones shown claiming to be raw, I guess like most things they come in different colors.

you learn something every day 

[purple_haize]

Well, I have never seen a raw prawn that was red........they are green when not cooked.

[not_an_eloi]

raised water temperature and toxic gases, emanatin' from an active undersea volcano, mebbe 

[icyfroth]

just read through the link:

"So far, the cause of the event is unknown. Some fishermen are blaming a change in ocean currents, while others suggest the culprit is a local coal-fired thermoelectric plant that uses seawater as a coolant."
 

[j*oono]

They are shrimp which I think can be pink when raw.  In the story it says that they are only 1cm or less.