The salinity of the Salton Sea is very high. All of the fish that were introduced have died except for tilapia and the desert pupfish. They are the only fish

The salinity of the Salton Sea is very high. All of the fish that were introduced have died except for tilapia and the desert pupfish. They are the only fish that can tolerate the high salt levels. https://speciesfishing.com/fishing-the-salton-sea/ https://speciesfishing.com/fishing-the-salton-sea/ There are periodic mass die offs. The most common is because of botulism. Avian botulism, caused by bacteria, usually occurs in the spring time when the winds are very strong and push all of the old, deoxygenated water from the bottom of the Salton Sea to the top, depleting the oxygen available for the fish, causing them to die. As the fish die, the birds eat them, and get sick from contracting the bacteria. The birds then die and get feasted on by maggots which then infect birds feasting on the maggots. This can result in massive bird mortality. The species most affected by avian botulism are waterfowl and shorebirds. https://wildlife.ca.gov/Regions/6/Salton-Sea-Birds https://wildlife.ca.gov/Regions/6/Salton-Sea-Birds