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There's an abnormally large El Nino this year, and it's currently in a transitionary phase: https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/when-will-el-nino-en...

Occam's razor: some warmer (or colder) water ended up somewhere in the Pacific it usually doesn't, and some fish died.

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The problem with this theory is that fish can move to fresher water, and they often do.

It's not impossible, and we got recent examples of such events, but calling it Occams Razor is generous.

It's another, decent, working theory.

You're assuming an absolute. If none of the fish had moved to fresher water, I imagine there'd be a lot more fish washing ashore. If all of the fish had moved to fresher water, there would be no fish washing ashore. Also, abnormal ocean currents have caused this before.

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