Whatevers making sawfish spin and die in Florida waters

Whatevers making sawfish spin and die in Florida waters

By Aliza Chasan

Source: CBC News

4/1/2024

Dozens of species of fish, including the endangered sawfish, have been spinning and whirling in the waters off the Florida Keys for months, but so far, there doesn't appear to be any threat to humans, the head of a marine laboratory and aquarium said Monday.

"No abnormal water quality parameters have been identified by any of the environmental health agencies that regularly monitor the waters there," Michael Crosby, president and CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory, told CBS News. "This seems to be some kind of an agent that is in the water that is negatively impacting just the fish species."

Knifetooth sawfish

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
3426	Iran names newly discovered species of fish after Ali Daei	ifpnews	2021-11-15	IR
3427	Longtime Lorain library goldfish Nemo swims to a new home at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital	news5cleveland	2021-11-11	US
3428	Some of Earth’s longest-lived fish show how to reach extreme ages	nature	2021-11-12	US
3429	Cop26: Oceanographer Sylvia Earle calls for industrial fishing ban on high seas	theguardian	2021-11-10	UK
3430	Cambridge report recommends cutting the Riverside dam project	the record	2021-11-29	CA
3431	Castlewood creek popular despite E. coli levels	stltoday	2010-07-27	US
3432	Record 21.57 pound tautog caught off Newport	johnstonsunrise	2021-11-19	US
3433	A tiny Alaska town is split over a goldmine. At stake is a way of life	theguardian	2021-06-22	US
3434	Fish captured 'smoking cigarette' on camera saved before gobbling the entire thing	dailystar	2021-09-27	UK
3435	Zombie plant a threat to fish and even swimmers	CBC News	2021-09-07	CA

137 of [137 - pages.]