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Florida: Researchers believe phytoplankton bloom is the cause of dolphin deaths

By | April 7, 2025

In 2013, eight percent of the bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) living in the Indian River Lagoon in Florida died. Investigations have now revealed that the dolphins may have starved because vital habitats for nutritious prey were destroyed by a phytoplankton bloom. This bloom was caused by the accumulation of fertilizers, pesticides, sewage from septic tanks, and other byproducts of human activities… Read more »