FGCU Water School and Mote Marine Lab study decomposing fish
Published: December 15, 2020 4:06 PM EST
Updated: December 15, 2020 5:51 PM EST
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An experiment into the effects of dead fish on red tide show that fish carcasses could be supplying nutrients to the algal bloom that could make them worse.
Researchers at the Water School at FGCU and the Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota have been studying how dead fish affect red tide, which plagued Southwest Florida beaches in 2018.
Most recently, on Tuesday, a red tide bloom was reported at Lighthouse Beach Park on Sanibel prompted the Florida Department of Health in Lee County to a health alert.