The Indian River Lagoon is repeatedly being choked with oxygen-robbing algae, its surface increasingly dotted with thousands of dead fish, manatees, birds and other creatures. Source: Florida Fish & Wildlife (AP)In 2011, an algae “super bloom” killed more than 1 million fish and other animals there, according to state data. “The system has been overloaded.”The housing boom was made possible by state water agencies and other state and local authorities that permitted development and allowed the filling in of wetlands. A group of kayakers explore a canal in the Indian River Lagoon, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Gloopy green algae often surround Capt. Thompson, the restaurant owner, is embarrassed to no longer serve Florida oysters.

Source: Egypt Independent May 05, 2017 08:37 UTC