A close-up of two of the thousands of large and small fish that washed ashore on sandy beaches along Casey Key after dying from a red tide in the Gulf of Mexico on the west coast of Florida, USA. A red tide is a higher-than-normal concentration of a microscopic alga that produces toxic chemicals harmful to both marine life and humans. In addition to its unpleasant smell, a red tide can create airborne toxins that cause serious illness in people with severe or chronic respiratory conditions, such as emphysema or asthma. Red tides have been documented along Florida's Gulf coast since the 1840s.
A close-up of two of the thousands of large and small fish that washed ashore on sandy beaches along Casey Key after dying from a red tide in the Gulf of Mexico on the west coast of Florida, USA. A red tide is a higher-than-normal concentration of a microscopic alga that produces toxic chemicals harmful to both marine life and humans. In addition to its unpleasant smell, a red tide can create airborne toxins that cause serious illness in people with severe or chronic respiratory conditions, such as emphysema or asthma. Red tides have been documented along Florida's Gulf coast as far back as the 1840s; these fish were killed in 2021.
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Location: Casey Key, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
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