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• Brevard county officials are keeping a nervous eye on the Indian River lagoon. Algal blooms are once more appearing in the water, and in some places fish are dying. Tony Sasso with Keep Brevard Beautiful explains what the county has done to try and clean up the lagoon since the big fish kill of 2016, and how they’ll respond if there’s another fish kill this summer.
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• Wildlife authorities are investigating after three small fish kills and a nasty ocean smell were reported in the Daytona Beach area.
The fish kills and foul smell were reported over the weekend and on Monday in Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores and New Smyrna Beach.
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• Scientists say the algal bloom that has gripped the northern Indian River Lagoon is abating.
But they say more blooms are likely.
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• This spring’s stunning fish kill was the latest distressing bellwether for the Indian River Lagoon.
It came three years after die-offs of dolphins, pelicans and manatees. Their deaths remain a mystery.
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• Residents, scientists and business owners along the Indian River Lagoon are wondering whether it has reached a tipping point after this spring’s stunning fish kill, the worst in modern history.
The 156-mile lagoon stretches nearly half the length of Florida’s east coast and is considered the most biologically diverse estuary in North America.
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• State wildlife and environmental officials touring a massive fish kills in the Indian River Lagoon say it appears that no more fish are dying. They toured an area stretching from Cocoa Beach to Patrick Air Force Base.
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