Oxygen-Deprived Pufferfish Gasp for Air in Biscayne Bay

[Disir]

Conservationist Christopher Boykin awoke yesterday to news that thousands of fish were dying in Biscayne Bay. Not long after he arrived at work, Boykin, the executive director of the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station in Miami, witnessed firsthand what was happening. Outside the nonprofit's building on the 79th Street Causeway, dozens of stingrays, pufferfish, eels, and sea robins were clustered in the water near the shore.

Boykin began livestreaming the scene on the organization's Facebook page.

"The die-off in Biscayne Bay right now is really sad," he says in the video. Then Boykin addresses the audible gasping of nearby checkered puffers: "To have this many, this volume of fish looking for oxygen — they're almost air-gulping over there, all of those guys. It's really kind of crazy and we're very disturbed, as are all the residents along Biscayne Bay that are seeing this volume of death."

Oxygen-Deprived Pufferfish Gasp for Air in Biscayne Bay

A video shows the fish and other creatures in Biscayne Bay are having a hard time breathing.

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I didn't realize that you could pump oxygen into the water to help.

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

Go give em mouth to gill...hippie.

 

[Disir]

Shup, Ding-dong.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

We used to catch em every once in a while in Galveston........
When they filled up we'd punt em like a football.

 

[odanny]

What on earth is up with that link…...

 

[Synthaholic]

Thanks Obama!

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

We used to catch em every once in a while in Galveston........
When they filled up we'd punt em like a football.

I caught two guys trying to do that to a cat once.
lol. I assure you they will never do it again

 

[RodISHI]

Conservationist Christopher Boykin awoke yesterday to news that thousands of fish were dying in Biscayne Bay. Not long after he arrived at work, Boykin, the executive director of the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station in Miami, witnessed firsthand what was happening. Outside the nonprofit's building on the 79th Street Causeway, dozens of stingrays, pufferfish, eels, and sea robins were clustered in the water near the shore.

Boykin began livestreaming the scene on the organization's Facebook page.

"The die-off in Biscayne Bay right now is really sad," he says in the video. Then Boykin addresses the audible gasping of nearby checkered puffers: "To have this many, this volume of fish looking for oxygen — they're almost air-gulping over there, all of those guys. It's really kind of crazy and we're very disturbed, as are all the residents along Biscayne Bay that are seeing this volume of death."

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I didn't realize that you could pump oxygen into the water to help.

Trout and Salmon farmers have problems with fish die-off this time of year if the fish are not harvested on time. They simply cannot get enough oxygen with too many fish at full grown size in the heated waters.

At Rod and I's wedding there was a Salmon feast as friends we knew had mature Salmon that hadn't been shipped and it was terribly hot so anything we could use, give away or freeze was given to us for not as many would be wasted.

 

[Marion Morrison]

So what was going on? Red Tide bloom, or what?
Pufferfish are garbage, anyway.

 

[Disir]

What on earth is up with that link…...

I changed it. I didn't even read the article that it linked to. I wonder if it will do some kind of automatic revert thing.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

Many south Florida cities are having severe water treatment issues due to millions fleeing NY and NJ and settling there.
Sewers are breaking daily. It's a mess.

I would not be surprised if it had to do with raw sewage.

 

[Marion Morrison]

Unchecked fertilizer/feces runoff from overdevelopment does not equal global warming.

 

[RodISHI]

So what was going on? Red Tide bloom, or what?
Pufferfish are garbage, anyway.

Pollution (mostly nitrates) and extremely hot water deprives them of oxygen.

 

[Disir]

So what was going on? Red Tide bloom, or what?
Pufferfish are garbage, anyway.

They don't know yet.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

So what was going on? Red Tide bloom, or what?
Pufferfish are garbage, anyway.

Pollution (mostly nitrates) and extremely hot water deprives them of oxygen.

It seem you are correct.

Local news story says Hot weather mostly


What we know so far is that dissolved oxygen levels in the water near the location were very low and temperatures were very high. Nutrients from fertilizers, septic effluent, sewage spills, pet waste, and more can feed algae blooms and lead to low oxygen conditions in the water column -- causing fish kills.2 days ago

 

[Marion Morrison]

So what was going on? Red Tide bloom, or what?
Pufferfish are garbage, anyway.

Pollution (mostly nitrates) and extremely hot water deprives them of oxygen.

It seem you are correct.

Local news story says Hot weather mostly


What we know so far is that dissolved oxygen levels in the water near the location were very low and temperatures were very high. Nutrients from fertilizers, septic effluent, sewage spills, pet waste, and more can feed algae blooms and lead to low oxygen conditions in the water column -- causing fish kills.2 days ago

I've been seeing it for years. They still keep building hi-rise condos on the beach, though.

 

[RodISHI]

So what was going on? Red Tide bloom, or what?
Pufferfish are garbage, anyway.

Pollution (mostly nitrates) and extremely hot water deprives them of oxygen.

It seem you are correct.

Local news story says Hot weather mostly


What we know so far is that dissolved oxygen levels in the water near the location were very low and temperatures were very high. Nutrients from fertilizers, septic effluent, sewage spills, pet waste, and more can feed algae blooms and lead to low oxygen conditions in the water column -- causing fish kills.2 days ago

In the fish runs Salmon and Trout were raised in any nitrates in the spring water the fish runs operate from came from farms above the aquifer. The fish were okay until the temps hit 105 and the sun which heated the water in the concrete runs.

 

[Dick Foster]

Conservationist Christopher Boykin awoke yesterday to news that thousands of fish were dying in Biscayne Bay. Not long after he arrived at work, Boykin, the executive director of the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station in Miami, witnessed firsthand what was happening. Outside the nonprofit's building on the 79th Street Causeway, dozens of stingrays, pufferfish, eels, and sea robins were clustered in the water near the shore.

Boykin began livestreaming the scene on the organization's Facebook page.

"The die-off in Biscayne Bay right now is really sad," he says in the video. Then Boykin addresses the audible gasping of nearby checkered puffers: "To have this many, this volume of fish looking for oxygen — they're almost air-gulping over there, all of those guys. It's really kind of crazy and we're very disturbed, as are all the residents along Biscayne Bay that are seeing this volume of death."

Oxygen-Deprived Pufferfish Gasp for Air in Biscayne Bay

A video shows the fish and other creatures in Biscayne Bay are having a hard time breathing.

www.miaminewtimes.com

I didn't realize that you could pump oxygen into the water to help.

That means Tampa bay is at high stink again. Ain't nothing new.

 

[Marion Morrison]

So what was going on? Red Tide bloom, or what?
Pufferfish are garbage, anyway.

Pollution (mostly nitrates) and extremely hot water deprives them of oxygen.

It seem you are correct.

Local news story says Hot weather mostly


What we know so far is that dissolved oxygen levels in the water near the location were very low and temperatures were very high. Nutrients from fertilizers, septic effluent, sewage spills, pet waste, and more can feed algae blooms and lead to low oxygen conditions in the water column -- causing fish kills.2 days ago

In the fish runs Salmon and Trout were raised in any nitrates in the spring water the fish runs operate from came from farms above the aquifer. The fish were okay until the temps hit 105 and the sun which heated the water in the concrete runs.

It's a hot year and Miami isn't all that prudent with fertilizer runoff and raw sewage dumping into the bay.

 

[Marion Morrison]

Conservationist Christopher Boykin awoke yesterday to news that thousands of fish were dying in Biscayne Bay. Not long after he arrived at work, Boykin, the executive director of the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station in Miami, witnessed firsthand what was happening. Outside the nonprofit's building on the 79th Street Causeway, dozens of stingrays, pufferfish, eels, and sea robins were clustered in the water near the shore.

Boykin began livestreaming the scene on the organization's Facebook page.

"The die-off in Biscayne Bay right now is really sad," he says in the video. Then Boykin addresses the audible gasping of nearby checkered puffers: "To have this many, this volume of fish looking for oxygen — they're almost air-gulping over there, all of those guys. It's really kind of crazy and we're very disturbed, as are all the residents along Biscayne Bay that are seeing this volume of death."

Oxygen-Deprived Pufferfish Gasp for Air in Biscayne Bay

A video shows the fish and other creatures in Biscayne Bay are having a hard time breathing.

www.miaminewtimes.com

I didn't realize that you could pump oxygen into the water to help.

That means Tampa bay is at high stink again. Ain't nothing new.

That depends..it's further north.