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  1. #GoldenAlgae toxin blooms to blame for fish kills at #Saguaro, #CanyonLakes

    BY DAMON ALLRED
    Mar 17, 2024

    PHOENIX — "Golden algae toxin blooms are behind recent #FishKills at Saguaro and Canyon lakes, the Arizona Game and Fish Department confirmed Friday.

    "Golden algae, which can be harmful to gill-breathing animals such as fish, has affected Salt River chain lakes — Saguaro, Canyon and Apache — since 2003, the AZGFD said in a press release.

    "Over the years, humans and other non-gill-breathing wildlife have not displayed negative health impacts after coming into contact with a golden algae toxin bloom.

    "Hundreds of fish — mostly of the threadfin shad species — were observed to be dead or dying. Other species such as largemouth bass, bluegill and catfish were also affected."

    ktar.com/story/5567180/golden-

    #Arizona #HABs
    #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #Extinction #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #WaterTemperatures