{"id":43151,"date":"2019-05-28T11:17:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T15:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=43151"},"modified":"2019-05-28T11:17:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T15:17:40","slug":"toxic-algae-found-in-caloosahatchee-river-near-franklin-lock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2019\/05\/toxic-algae-found-in-caloosahatchee-river-near-franklin-lock\/","title":{"rendered":"Toxic algae found in Caloosahatchee River near Franklin Lock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The weather is heating up and so is the water, and if last years summer was any indication, that\u2019s not a good mix for water quality. Large amounts of algae were spotted near Franklin Lock and Dam this weekend, the Calusa Waterkeepers posted a few pictures of the algae build up through their Facebook page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I have concerns from an environmental perspective, it affects the wide life the birds the fishing, the freshwater fishing,” said Kevin Mackey, who often visits the SWFL area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But should we be concerned? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Compared to last year, it\u2019s arrived little earlier this year but so far it really hasn\u2019t taken off as it did in 2018,” John Cassani of Calusa Waterkeeper said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cassani says they\u2019ve been monitoring the river weekly, he says compared to last year the algae hasn\u2019t gotten so thick. Cassani says that\u2019s probably due to the water releases, and basin runoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The lake releases are helping with the salinity envelope to keep the estuaries healthy,” Cassani said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he also adds the algae is toxic, and with warmer weather coming, as will the cyanobacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“So it\u2019s just all those other factors coming together at the same time enabling the bloom formation at that surface that\u2019s what we really haven\u2019t seen that much of yet this season,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cassani says the water keepers will run some toxicity tests on Friday or Monday and he urges people to steer clear of the algae if you see it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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