Beaches across parts of southwest Florida are dealing with hundreds of dead fish and eels which were washed ashore amid reports of a red tide.
beaches are littered with various sizes of fish and eels-- all dead-- that washed ashore following a red tide that has been reported along the once pristine beaches. Following the red tide, Fort Meyers shared that the town plans to use heavy equipment to remove the creatures.
Last week, the Florida Department of Health in Lee County issued a health alert after waters around Lynn Hall Memorial Park near Times Square on Fort Myers Beach were tested and found to have alert"An increased level of dead fish washing up with tides can be caused by Red Tide, which is a toxic algae bloom that periodically happens," Fort Myers town spokesperson Jennifer Dexter shared in a statement.
On Monday, Feb. 27, the Town of Fort Myers Beach announced that staff has,"been working on the beach daily to remove an increasing amount of dead fish that have started washing up daily." The town is using equipment from Lee County and started working on clearing the beaches on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
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