EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Hundreds of dead fish were found in East Providence near Bullocks Cove by a team sampling the water in upper Narragansett Bay.

The dead menhaden appear to be the victims of a series of bad conditions including low oxygen levels, high temperatures and weak tides.

A spokeswoman for the state Department of Environmental Management said no one had reported the fish kill, and there was no word about if it was related to a nearby sewage overflow a week earlier.

The conditions should improve as temperatures cool and tidal flushing increases.