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COLLIER COUNTY -
Sea life is now washing ashore along Collier County beaches. We spoke to researchers who think they have uncovered what is causing the dead animals to wash ashore.
Researchers say a toxic algae bloom off shore is pushing all kinds of underwater species toward the beach.
Researchers are still trying to figure out just how big the bloom is, but they believe it's stretching along Collier County from Wiggins Pass down to Doctor's Pass.
Re: Florida - Dead sea life washing ashore in Collier
Officials still waiting for water results after Collier fish kill
4:38 PM, Jul. 19, 2011
Bat fish flapped their wing-like fins near the surface of the ankle deep water as they cruised by eels, sting rays, crabs and a wide assortment of fish all crowding the shallow water and washing onto the beaches of Collier County this week.
Officials are still waiting for test results to see if red tide or any other sort of toxins are killing the fish, sending others to the shallow water and darkening the greenish water.
?We don?t know what it is,? said Maura Kraus, senior environmental specialist for Collier County. ?We really won?t know until the report comes back.
Re: Florida - Dead sea life washing ashore in Collier
Florida Fish & Wildlife researchers say 'pretty large' fish kill warrants investigation
1:24 AM, Jul 20, 2011
Sharks, rays, crabs, and all kinds of fish have been turning up dead on Southwest Florida beaches for the past two days.
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Segelson says large patches of algae, like what might exist near Collier County, can be deadly to sea life. "The water samples we did take a look at showed there was low dissolved oxygen in the water and those levels were low enough to result in a fish kill. It's not uncommon for a large algae bloom to deplete the oxygen levels in the water."
Samples of the fish and ocean water from Collier County don't show any signs of disease, parasites, or Red Tide - yet. However, biologists still need to run tests on two dead sharks from the beach and at least four more samples of ocean water. So, for now, biologists can only guess what's to blame for the fish kill...
Re: Florida - Dead sea life washing ashore in Collier
News Releases
07-20-11 Red Tide Update
Posted Date: 7/20/2011
Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Provided by: Collier County Pollution Control & Prevention Department
...Results from samples collected Monday, July 18th confirmed a non-toxic mixed bloom of dinoflagellates and diatoms at all of the beaches, but no red tide (Karenia brevis). The cause of the fish kill was low oxygen caused by the large blooms.
People should still exercise caution when going to the beach as there are still stressed and dying animals in the surf zone that could cause injury if they were to be stepped on...
NAPLES ? Scores of dying fish thrashed along a Naples beach Saturday before washing ashore in the second major fish kill Collier County has seen in a week.
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Clean-up crews from Third Avenue South to Seventh Avenue South collected more than 200 dead sea creatures, from starfish to snook, while more swam in schools in tea-colored water 10 to 15 feet out, frequently surfacing.
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Several beachgoers attempted to place gasping beached fish back in the water, which likely would not save them given the state of the water.
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There are no restrictions on swimming at Naples beaches following the fish kills.
Re: Florida - Dead sea life washing ashore in Collier
Algae still in bloom in Collier waters
4:13 PM, Jul. 26, 2011
Test results released Tuesday show the algae bloom is still high in Collier County, and a new type of bloom has also been added to the results.
Takayama Tuberculata, which was blamed last week for a fish kill, dark water and hundreds of fish and other sea creatures swimming along the shoreline, is still blooming. Water samples taken from the Collier County shoreline again this week also show a bloom of a diatom called Nitzschia closterium.
?There does continue to be a bloom in Collier County. The bloom is from Barefoot Beach to the Naples Pier,? said Wendy Quigley, spokeswoman from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
LEE COUNTY - Hundreds of dead fish have turned up on Lee and Collier County beaches over the past two weeks. And experts say the fish kill could have a lasting impact on Southwest Florida's fishing industry.
Two recent fish-kills on area beaches have left sea creatures to rot on Southwest Florida sand. Officials with FWC say it could be a larger algae threat near the coast
Now they're checking it out.
"The reason why we're down here is we're going off shore to look at what the extent is to the west," explained Matt Garrett, with FWC.
