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Massive Specimen Removed From Beach as Tons of Dead Fish Wash Up on Florida Coastline

A goliath grouper had to be removed by a backhoe after it washed up on the St Petersburg, Florida, coastline on July 14, amid reports https://www.fox13news.com/news/giant-goliath-grouper-washes-ashore-in-st-pete-as-city-experiences-massive-fish-kill hundreds of tons of fish have been washing up in the county due to toxic algae. This footage, by Mark Freels for See Through Adventures, shows the huge fish being rolled from the water at Lassing Park. https://www.fox13news.com/news/giant-goliath-grouper-washes-ashore-in-st-pete-as-city-experiences-massive-fish-kill According to Fox13 more than 600 tons of dead fish have been collected in Pinellas County during July, due to harmful algal blooms, known as "red tide". https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/redtide.html According to the National Ocean Service , the harmful phenomenon occurs almost every summer along Florida's Gulf Coast when colonies of algae grow out of control, producing toxins that kills fish. (Footage by See Through Adventures/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
A goliath grouper had to be removed by a backhoe after it washed up on the St Petersburg, Florida, coastline on July 14, amid reports https://www.fox13news.com/news/giant-goliath-grouper-washes-ashore-in-st-pete-as-city-experiences-massive-fish-kill hundreds of tons of fish have been washing up in the county due to toxic algae. This footage, by Mark Freels for See Through Adventures, shows the huge fish being rolled from the water at Lassing Park. https://www.fox13news.com/news/giant-goliath-grouper-washes-ashore-in-st-pete-as-city-experiences-massive-fish-kill According to Fox13 more than 600 tons of dead fish have been collected in Pinellas County during July, due to harmful algal blooms, known as "red tide". https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/redtide.html According to the National Ocean Service , the harmful phenomenon occurs almost every summer along Florida's Gulf Coast when colonies of algae grow out of control, producing toxins that kills fish. (Footage by See Through Adventures/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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July 16, 2021
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St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
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