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2023-07-23 23:08:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6B02A6234AD4085F990105AC0AE05D7C5333CDD8567877156FE92A00CA5DBC59
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-thousands-of-dead-fish-washed-ashore-in-texas-180982373/ Summer heat and calm waters are direct contributing factors, but it is not out of the ordinary. The article states it is a natural occurrence. “If there isn’t enough oxygen in the water, fish can’t ‘breathe.’ Low dissolved oxygen in many cases is a natural occurrence.”
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