Algae Problems Hit West Coast
Toxic algae blooms, the result of outdated wastewater treatment facilities, are causing widespread fish kills in San Francisco Bay.
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Toxic algae blooms, the result of outdated wastewater treatment facilities, are causing widespread fish kills in San Francisco Bay.
Crews were out Wednesday morning along the shores of Oakland's Lake Merritt cleaning up dead fish that have died off in large numbers, a spokesperson for the city's Public Works Department said.
The red algae bloom in the San Francisco Bay killing hundreds, if not thousands, of fish may come from a harmful species called Heterosigma akashiwo, which is derived from "red tide" in Japanese.
Crews have started removing dead fish from the shores of Oakland's Lake Merritt.
The red algae bloom in the San Francisco Bay killing hundreds, if not thousands, of fish since last week likely won't end for at least a couple weeks, as the warm weather gets hotter going into Labor Day weekend, according to experts.