Publications for Indian River Lagoon Report Card

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Massive Algal Bloom Leads to Record Fish Kill (Page 1)

Massive Algal Bloom Leads to Record Fish Kill

Jane Hawkey, Heath Kelsey, Caroline Donovan ·

As an Indian River Lagoon report card was being prepared in a collaboration between the Marine Resource Council and IAN, a brown algal bloom led to huge numbers of dead fish and other aquatic life. This Florida ecosystem of a chain of coastal rivers and lagoons has been struggling for years under a heavy pollution load entering its waters.