The hordes of fish were killed by a red tide, a large "bloom" of toxic algae that appears on Florida's Gulf Coast about once a year. Experts say the bloom shouldn't be happening right now.

Florida's governor has declared a state of emergency after a significant leak at a large storage pond of wastewater threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores polluted waters.

Researchers are asking the public for help in identifying a condition that has left endangered panthers in Florida with neurological damage.

"Camphor Trees typically seem healthy in this region and are invasive. Massive simultaneous failure of most branches seems unusual."

Red tide has contributed to or is suspected in the deaths of nearly 190 manatees so far this year.

Red tide is officially impacting Pinellas County. Crews have picked up a total of 33.48 tons of dead fish and hauled them off to the county dump.

Southwest Florida is reeling from a toxic algae bloom called red tide. Hundreds of tons of dead fish are washing up on beaches.

Hundreds of sea turtles have washed up dead along the southwest Florida coast as an ongoing red tide event persists in the waters. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has logged 287 sea turtle deaths since the virulent algal bloom started in October, the Associated Press reported.

On a more helpful note, fish farts also are giving researchers and managers clues about fish distributions.