Hurricane Charley Causes Fish Kill

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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]SEMINOLE COUNTY, FL—Florida is still reeling in the wake of hurricane Charley, and the state's fisheries are no exception. A major fish kill occurred in Seminole County's Lake Jessup, where a live powerline transformer fell into the lake. Although biologists believe that accident likely electrocuted thousands of fish, even more were killed by oxygen depletion, as Charley mixed oxygen-poor waters at the bottom of the lake with surface layers, creating fatally low levels throughout the lake.[/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]Biologists are working to assess how Charley affected other fisheries in the state.[/size][/#000000][/font]
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