MATLACHA, Fla. — Fox 4 first told you about a fish kill near Matlacha about a month ago. That fish kill was linked to low oxygenated water from bacterial decomposition of dying macroalgae.
Fox 4 received these new image taken yesterday from the Calusa Waterkeepers of Matlacha Pass State Aquatic Preserve. You can see the milky water, a byproduct of bacterial decomposition.
This can lead to additional oxygen depletion and mortality of aquatic fish and shellfish.
NOAA told Fox 4 last month that heavy freshwater runoff and above normal water temperatures can worsen this issue.
