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With the cause still unknown, the number of rare dead sawfish in the Florida Keys rose to 40 this week, while officials say over 50 species have been affected. But a rescued fish pulled from waters off Cudjoe Key earlier this month is recovering under veterinary care.
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Records obtained by WLRN from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission show state staff scrambling to respond to an alarming number of sick and dead sawfish, with as many as seven reports on a single day. As of March 20, 27 have been confirmed dead.
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One of the rarest fish on the planet is dying in the Keys. Scientists are struggling to find out whySawfish, and about 30 other species of fish, are turning up sick and dying in the Lower Keys as questions mount over what's causing it. As word and worries spread, scientists are yet to find a smoking gun.
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The number of reports of dead or dying endangered sawfish has risen to 39, with 15 bodies retrieved for testing, state wildlife officials said Tuesday.
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Scientists say the fish kill that started in November and spread among dozens of species is unlike anything they've seen before.
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Satellite images of red tide blooms in the Gulf of Mexico and modeling from within the water column will then be combined with a foodweb model to estimate mortality rates of different fish species.
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The Indian River Lagoon’s algae bloom this year extended farther south into the lagoon than normal.
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An unprecedented drought is afflicting nearly half of the European continent, damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions and causing wildfires and threatening aquatic species.
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He said the state court system “already has a running start on the closure of Piney Point” and pointed to $100 million that the Legislature approved last year to help clean up the site.
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So far, 250 dead fish have been confirmed in the Tuttle Basin at the bay's north end, where poor circulation means water gets flushed less often.
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Florida physicians discuss the latest wave of the coronvirus and what can be done to mitigate the spread and the latest information on the red tide outbreak plaguing the Guld Coast.
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The smell of dead fish filled the downtown St. Petersburg waterfront, as scores of catfish and horseshoe crabs killed by red tide floated belly-up in the shadow of the city marina.