Black water devastates coral in Keys

[akterrye]

Here is a story about "black water" killing the coral in the Florida Keys....how sad.

 

[Dave_from_Marietta]

Interesting article. My in-laws live in Florida in one of the counties that borders Lake Okeechobee. The lake and its management is an interesting environmental anachronism.

 

[snelsonbrown]

This is been happening right after Mel Fischer's first find - we are not saying it was his fault - just a coincidence that is happened this way - my son Michael went diving and came back very sad that the coral was dying as fast as it was - there are many reasons for this to be happening. I can remember as a child - seeing the coral brought ashore and it was breathless in beauty -
but then our water was much cleaner back then and the population was less than 10,000 people including the Navy - and the city took very good care of our Island.
Lets hope that the bad is over soon and the good returns.
Always
Shirley