Thousands of fish are dying and washing ashore around Oakland's Lake Merritt and other parts of the San Francisco Bay.
the stench of dead fish is overwhelming along certain stretches, while in San Francisco, Supervisor Aaron Peskin told KQED he recently stopped swimming in the Bay — something he did regularly.Across the Bay, hundreds of thousands of fish could be dying, with tens of thousands already dead in Lake Merritt, Rosenfield estimated.Be smart:
The algae type — Heterosigma akashiwo — isn't known to be severely toxic to humans, but can cause skin irritation and respiratory problems, the Baykeeper's Rosenfield said.people from "recreating" in the Bay or eating fish, especially shellfish, that’s been caught in the area "until the algal bloom dissipates.", scientists are still trying to determine the cause.Rosenfield told Axios that heading into the fall, shorter days will help the bloom from spreading.
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