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Harbormaster says low oxygen likely behind Buccaneer Lagoon fish kill; sampling ongoing

Anchorage Advisory Committee · April 17, 2026
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Harbormaster Curtis told the Anchorage Advisory Committee that low dissolved oxygen is the likely proximate cause of a fish kill in Buccaneer Lagoon, and that town staff and marine environmental teams are collecting water samples and coordinating testing with Florida Gulf Coast agencies.

Harbormaster Curtis told the Anchorage Advisory Committee on April 16 that staff are actively sampling Buccaneer Lagoon to investigate a recent fish kill and an algae bloom. Curtis said the town is coordinating testing with Florida Gulf Coast and marine environmental teams.

"The biggest thing of that whole thing was the low…

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