State investigating whether Red Tide is to blame for fish kill, this time in Tampa Dead fish have been washing up along the Hillsborough Bay shoreline at Bayshore Boulevard and Ballast Point Park. Â Â Dead fish float in the water among the mangroves at Ballast Point Park. State environmental investigators are testing whether Red Tide is to blame. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ] Updated Yesterday TAMPA â The smell of dead fish belied the look of the place â the perfect portrait of a lazy summer day at Ballast Point Park. Rain clouds hung heavy over the manicured playground and waterpark as dozens of children raced around in their bathing suits. A few fishermen cast their lines into the dark waters of the bay while families lounged at picnic tables, eating ice cream.