🟥🎣 RED TIDE in #Florida again!
“Never, ever, have I seen it this bad,” Nguyen, who fishes both in tournaments and commercially, told The Washington Post.
washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07…
“Never, ever, have I seen it this bad,” Nguyen, who fishes both in tournaments and commercially, told The Washington Post.
washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/07…
@washingtonpost: On Friday, St. Petersburg cleaning crews had collected 15 tons of dead fish after 10 days of cleaning up, officials said during a news conf., as the cleanup continued. “9 tons of those fish have actually been picked up in the last 24 hrs,” St. Petersburg Emer Mgr
🔴 According to the @tampabaytimes, St. Petersburg is at the epicenter of the state’s recent red tides.
This was also a problem when Rick Scott was Governor of #Florida.
This was also a problem when Rick Scott was Governor of #Florida.
https://twitter.com/aliadair22/status/1321118941020934145
@washingtonpost: It is unclear why this red tide is so severe, but some suspect it might have been exacerbated when 215 million gallons of nitrogen-rich wastewater made its way into the bay earlier this year from the site of an old fertilizer plant, the @tampabaytimes reported.
More per @washingtonpost: The algae feed on phosphorus and nitrogen.
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