Life is about to get a little harder for all the salmon lovers out there. Two of the world's largest exporters of salmon , Norway and Scotland, have recently seen their farms overrun by sea lice. Unlike typical lice, these parasites are feeding on the blood and skin of the salmon they're ...
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The town of Longboat Key, Florida, saw hundreds of dead fish wash up on shore earlier last week. The cause? Red tide. Red tide is an algal bloom that produces toxins that are harmful to fish, marine mammals and people. It also can cause fish and shellfish to become dangerous to eat. ...
READ MORE +Eight manatees have died in the Indian River Lagoon since May, according to Florida wildlife officials. The cause of the deaths is linked to the heavily polluted river and the algae infesting it. This isn't the first string of deaths linked to pollution from the famous river either. In the ...
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