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Town staff: collapsing algal bloom and low oxygen likely behind Buccaneer Lagoon fish kills; education planned
Summary
Town staff told the Murph advisory committee that tests show a collapsing algal bloom and extremely low dissolved oxygen in Buccaneer Lagoon; officials plan outreach to condo owners and landscapers and will send samples to Florida Fish and Wildlife for further analysis.
Town staff told the Murph (Marine and Environmental Resources Task Force) advisory committee on April 8 that preliminary water samples from Buccaneer Lagoon show signs consistent with a collapsing harmful algal bloom and that extremely low dissolved oxygen levels likely contributed to the recent fish kills.
"Water temperature, salinity, and pH were all within normal ranges," said the staff member reporting the tests, "but dissolved oxygen was extremely low, ranging from 0.03 to 3.35 milligrams per liter." The staff member said laboratory analysis identified high concentrations of algal cells — notably raphidophytes and Heterocapsa…
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