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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Katie Hawkinson

Florida town officials say ‘an unusual number’ of fish ‘suffocated underwater’ due to fertilizer

An “unusual number” of fish were found dead in a town on Florida’s Estero Island this month, and officials believe fertilizer runoff is likely to blame.

Fort Myers Beach resident Stephen Clark told The Independent he first noticed a “bad smell” on March 12, while boating out of Buccaneer Lagoon, a small waterway in the town. The next day, he saw dead fish in a connected canal.

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