There's been some fishy activity at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The picturesque harbor is now a sea of dead fish, causing a putrid smell that overshadows Baltimore's crown jewel.

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) estimates there are 25,000 dead menhaden in the water from Canton to Locust Point.

Scientists with MDE said they were at the harbor on Monday and measured low dissolved oxygen levels. It said this is likely due to the seasonal die-off of algae and does not think these low levels were caused by pollution.

What's that smell?

"That smell, girl, it's not right," said Bonnie Bain, a native Baltimorean who now lives in Oregon. "[It smells like] You have not cleaned out your freezer in a very long time, and you have finally disposed of the rotting meat or fish, and it is

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