Why thousands of fish washed up on these Texas beaches
2023年6月12日 · Thousands of dead fish washed ashore in southeast Texas this past weekend. The cause of death was low oxygen, meaning fish struggled to "breathe" in the warm weather.
What is a fish kill, and why are they happening more often?
2023年7月12日 · Fish are dying of suffocation in oceans and rivers. What’s causing it? The mass die-offs, which can occur naturally, are becoming more common around the world—and scientists say humans are to...
Why Are There So Many Dead Fish? And What Can We Do About It? - KQED
2022年9月5日 · By now, many people have seen, or even smelled, the thousands of fish that have washed up on shores all over the Bay Area. Scientists say it’s likely the result of an algal bloom that’s grown over the past month or so, but they also say there are things we could have done to prevent it.
Tons of dead fish cover major river in Brazil after alleged dumping …
2024年7月18日 · TANQUA, Brazil (AP) — Several tons of fish have died along one of the main rivers in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state after an alleged illegal dumping of industrial waste from a sugar and ethanol plant, environmental authorities and prosecutors said Wednesday.
Why did thousands of dead fish wash up on Texas beaches?
2023年6月14日 · It’s quite the spectacle, and an unsettling one at that: Thousands of dead fish washed up on Gulf Coast beaches in Southeast Texas last week. What was going on? And what do experts say might be the cause of all of this?
Investigation ongoing over dead fish in 'polluted' Whittlesey dyke
2024年9月26日 · About 900 dead fish have been found floating in a dyke due to elevated levels of ammonia and low levels of oxygen, the Environment Agency said. Residents living by Kings Delph, near Whittlesey,...
Dead fish wash up on Texas Gulf Coast due to low oxygen
2023年6月12日 · Thousands of fish washed ashore along the Texas Gulf Coast due to “a low dissolved oxygen event” in warm water, US officials have said.
Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ larger than average, scientists find
2024年8月1日 · NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” — an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 6,705 square miles, the 12th largest zone on record in 38 years of measurement. This figure equates to more than 4 million acres of habitat potentially unavailable to ...
Toxic algae blamed for 300 tons of dead fish in Oder River on …
2022年9月30日 · Germany said Friday that mass fish deaths in the Oder River were a "man-made environmental disaster," blaming toxic algae growth sparked by the introduction of salt into the waters.
In Tampa, 600 Tons of Dead Fish Washed Onto Beaches : NPR
2021年7月13日 · The hordes of fish were killed by a red tide, a large "bloom" of toxic algae that appears on Florida's Gulf Coast about once a year. Experts say the bloom shouldn't be happening right now ...