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Dead fish are being found at Lake Merritt and throughout Bay Area
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Dead fish are being found around parts of the Bay Area and experts point to a deadly algal bloom as the cause.

Dead fish are showing up in various parts of the Bay Area. It’s an unusual problem with no definitive answer yet, but experts believe it’s due to an algal bloom happening throughout parts of the Bay.

A couple of weeks ago, the water at the lake began turning various hues of red to brown due to a harmful algal bloom.San Francisco Baykeeper has photos of dead sturgeon at Oyster Point in San Mateo County, and video of more small, dead fish at the Oakland Yacht Club in Alameda. Scientists say they won’t know conclusively until they perform additional testing on the water and wildlife.

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