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OFFICIALS SAY IT IS IMPERATIVE TO DISPOSE OF THE DEAD FISH BEFORE BIRDS BEGIN TO FEED ON THEM. IT IS SUSPECTED BIRDS FEEDING OFF THE ROTTEN FISH DURING PREVIOUS DIE-OFFS CAUSED THE RECENT OUTBREAK OF AVIAN BOTULISM. THE FACT THAT THE FISH HAVE DIED OFF IS NOT SURPRISING, ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS AT THE SALTON SEA AUTHORITY, BUT THE NUMBERS ARE. THEY SAY THE MASSIVE DIE-OFF MUST SERVE AS A WAKE-UP CALL THAT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO CLEAN UP THE SEA. THE FISH REPORTEDLY DIE WHEN THE HYDROGEN SULFATE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA RISES, AND ROBS THE FISH OF OXIGEN. SALTON SEA OFFICIALS SAY IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT LAST WEEKS DIE-OFF WILL NOT BE THE LAST EXPERIENCED AT THE INLAND SEA. IT IS EXPECTED TO COST AROUND $50,000 TO CLEAN UP THE DEAD FISH DISCOVERED LAST WEEK.