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June 25, 2018
Event
Sargassum (Phaeophyceae) and dead fish at Punta Cana
Ocean / Sea
Fish
Death / Die-off / Decline
Punta Cana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic
N 18º 33' 24.346" W 68º 20' 31.815"
DMS:
N 18º 33' 24.346" W 68º 20' 31.815"
Lat/Lng:
18.5567627920414 -68.342170715332
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Large amounts of Sargassum seaweed and many species of dead fish amongst them.
Dead eel in sargassum
Dead eel in sargassum
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Gutmann Roberts, Catherine.
2018.
Sargassum (Phaeophyceae) and dead fish at Punta Cana.
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Accessed 1 November 2024.