DoomsdaysCW<p>Six rare <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sawfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sawfish</span></a> deaths in 7 days have scientists baffled amid bizarre <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> fish behavior</p><p>“There is no concrete, conclusive proof of what is happening yet and that is still to be determined, which is quite terrifying.” said Gregg Furstenwerth, a lifelong diver in the Florida Keys. “If it continues, it is going to be the end of this <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystem</span></a> as we know it.”</p><p>By Jen Christensen, CNN </p><p>Published Apr 12, 2024</p><p>"Most tests for toxins have been negative, but scientists have seen an unusually high number of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algae</span></a> called gambierdiscus that can produce a wide variety of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/neurotoxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurotoxins</span></a> that can be harmful to fish and dangerous to humans.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gambierdiscus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gambierdiscus</span></a> is normally found in tropical and subtropical waters all around the world, but the algae can grow quickly when waters are warmer than usual. The climate crisis has brought record hot temperatures to the waters around southern Florida."</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/six-rare-sawfish-deaths-in-7-days-have-scientists-baffled-amid-bizarre-florida-fish-behavior/1640732" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">accuweather.com/en/weather-new</span><span class="invisible">s/six-rare-sawfish-deaths-in-7-days-have-scientists-baffled-amid-bizarre-florida-fish-behavior/1640732</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpinningFish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpinningFish</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WarmingOceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarmingOceans</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceanTemperatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceanTemperatures</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicAlgae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicAlgae</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthFlorida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthFlorida</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceanEcosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceanEcosystem</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collapse</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EcosystemCollapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EcosystemCollapse</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extinction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FishDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FishDeaths</span></a></p>