{"id":489932,"date":"2022-09-02T21:10:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T18:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-toxic-algae-bloom-is-the-likely-cause\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T21:10:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T18:10:01","slug":"a-toxic-algae-bloom-is-the-likely-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-toxic-algae-bloom-is-the-likely-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"#A toxic algae bloom is the likely cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eaa3fb2913\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2eaa3fb2913\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-toxic-algae-bloom-is-the-likely-cause\/#%E2%80%9CA_toxic_algae_bloom_is_the_likely_cause%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;A toxic algae bloom is the likely cause&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CA_toxic_algae_bloom_is_the_likely_cause%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;A toxic algae bloom is the likely cause&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/algae-bloom.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2022\/algae-bloom.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: Pixabay\/CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/algae-bloom.jpg\" alt=\"algae bloom\" title=\"Credit: Pixabay\/CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: Pixabay\/CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thousands of dead fish and other marine life carcasses are washing ashore in the San Francisco Bay Area, creating a foul smell. Experts point to an unprecedented &#8220;red tide&#8221; algae bloom as the mostly likely cause.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Abnormal numbers of dead crabs, bat rays, s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ed bass, white sturgeon and more have been spotted throughout the Bay area over the last week, officials say, notably at Oakland&#8217;s Lake Merritt. The start of the fish die-off could date back even further\u2014as the harmful algae bloom has been spreading since late July.<\/p>\n<p>The carcasses are worrying environmental scientists, as they mark a devastating loss to marine life. Experts also fear that the impacts could worsen over the weekend&#8217;s expected heatwave, which could cause the harmful algae bloom to grow even more.<\/p>\n<p><b>What is a red tide? Why is it killing fish?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>While many algae blooms are beneficial to ocean life, a &#8220;red tide&#8221; is a harmful algal bloom\u2014which can produce powerful, fatal toxins and\/or cause a water&#8217;s oxygen to fall past levels needed for survival, the National Ocean Service notes. The Bay area&#8217;s current bloom was formed by a microorganism called Heterosigma akashiwo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This species is associated with massive fish kills elsewhere,&#8221; Jon Rosenfield, fishery ecologist at the environmental nonprofit San Francisco Baykeeper, told the Stockton Record, part of the U.S. TODAY Network. &#8220;It is unknown, at this point, whether the bloom is causing a drop in dissolved oxygen &#8230; or producing a toxin that kills fish, or both.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Algae blooms are not uncommon, but Rosenfield added that the Bay Area&#8217;s current red tide is &#8220;unprecedented in its spatial extent and duration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Small, short-lived algal blooms around the Bay&#8217;s margins are not uncommon. &#8230; But nothing of this scope has been reported before in the Bay-proper,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><b>When did the Bay Area&#8217;s harmful algae bloom start?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This harmful algae bloom was first spotted in the Alameda Estuary, executive officer of San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board Eileen White told The Associated Press. White added that the bloom has been spreading since late July.<\/p>\n<p>Most algae blooms end after about a week. But a triple-digit heat wave forecast for the upcoming Labor Day weekend may cause the Bay Area&#8217;s bloom to grow even more, White said. &#8220;We don&#8217;t know when it&#8217;s going to end,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>White noted that treating the water for nutrients would cost billions of dollars. Water districts are currently funding studies to understand the effects of nutrients that have been present in the water since people settled in the area, she said. &#8220;The goal is to make the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate regulations based on sound <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>How many fish have died?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no way to know the total number of fish that have died so far, Rosenfield said, noting that people are seeing just a fraction of the affected fish wash up dead on the Bay&#8217;s shores.<\/p>\n<p>Damon Tighe, a self-described citizen scientist, has been among those monitoring the fish kill in Lake Merritt. On Sunday, Tighe posted a map to show locations around the lake where fish had perished\u2014as part of a project for naturalists, biologists and more to collect sightings on iNaturalist, a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> network from the California Academy of Sciences and National Geographic Society used to share biodiversity observations worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Tighe estimates that more than 10,000 fish have died since August 28.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have never seen an event this bad,&#8221; he told the Stockton Record. &#8220;Everything is dying; gobies, flounders, crabs, polychaete works, shrimp, everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            Harmful algal bloom becomes detectable along western Lake Erie\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                (c)2022 USA Today <br \/>Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Dead fish are piling up on San Francisco Bay Area shores: A toxic algae bloom is the likely cause (2022, September  2)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved  3 September 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-09-dead-fish-piling-san-francisco.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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