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Gulf of Mexico – record 'dead zone'

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a news release stating that scientists have determined this year's Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone,' an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life, is 8,776 square miles, an area about the size of New Jersey. It is the largest measured since dead zone mapping began there in 1985. This large dead zone size shows that nutrient pollution, primarily from agriculture and developed land runoff in the Mississippi River watershed is continuing to affect the nation's coastal resources and habitats in the Gulf. (8/2/17) [http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/gulf-of-mexico-dead-zone-is-largest-ever-measured]. Fonte: Dennis Bryant.