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Dead Zone in Gulf
Posted on 9/26/13 at 9:21 am
Posted on 9/26/13 at 9:21 am
How For out of Fouchon does the Dead Zone extend? Do snapper rise to the upper sections of the water column in these areas or do they leave and find clean water?
This picture is from the end of July. Im assuming that this area will not move until the river comes back up and moves the water, or is this always here and the river has nothing to do with it?
This picture is from the end of July. Im assuming that this area will not move until the river comes back up and moves the water, or is this always here and the river has nothing to do with it?
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Posted on 9/26/13 at 9:23 am to Elusiveporpi
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Dead Zone in Gulf
The GoM is the most prolific fishery in the World
this "dead zone" they speak of is about 6" of water on the seafloor
Posted on 9/26/13 at 9:27 am to Elusiveporpi
i have been 30+ or-so miles out from GI and/or Fouchon in BEAUTIFUL water and seen absolutly nothing swimming around rigs.
its been a while since i've seen that but i'll not forget it.
its been a while since i've seen that but i'll not forget it.
This post was edited on 9/26/13 at 9:29 am
Posted on 9/26/13 at 9:34 am to Elusiveporpi
The fish will migrate up 10 feet.
gulfapocalypse avoided.
gulfapocalypse avoided.
Posted on 9/26/13 at 10:00 am to Elusiveporpi
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Im assuming that this area will not move until the river comes back up and moves the water, or is this always here and the river has nothing to do with it?
The river has everything to do with it. It's nutrient-rich fresh water (full of fertilizer from up north) causing growth of aerobic microbes, which consume the O2 in the water. It's worse this year because the Atchafalaya and Mississippi were higher than usual. Like hat said, it's vastly overstated though, and is only a notch or two below "abandoned oil platforms are pollution and should be removed" on the list of dumb shite misguided environmentalists say.
Posted on 9/26/13 at 10:00 am to Elusiveporpi
It's related to the river, fertilizer runoff containing nitrogen and phosphorous cause algal blooms, algae dies decomposes and consumes oxygen at depth,most prevalent in the summer due to low number of storms stirring up the water column besides hurricanes, varies in depth ( sea floor up) depending on the severity, it will kill relatively immobile organisms that can't leave the area
Posted on 9/26/13 at 10:05 am to Elusiveporpi
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Im assuming that this area will not move until the river comes back up and moves the water, or is this always here and the river has nothing to do with it?
Just to clarify, the dead zone corresponds with the high river. Agricultural runoff from the midwest loads the river with nutrients. The river dumps those into warm waters of the gulf and algal blooms form. Algae dies, sinks, decomposes, and removes oxygen from the water. Dead zone forms.
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