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Investigating benthic harmful algae and links to unusual fish behavior

overhead image of four people in a boat; two divers prepare to enter the water while the other two prepare water samplesNCCOS Harmful Algal Bloom Event Response Program has awarded $25,000 to researchers to investigate the high concentrations of benthic harmful algae and potential links to the unusual fish behavior being observed in the Lower Florida Keys, including endangered smalltooth sawfish. Learn more: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/investigation-into-unusual-fish-behavior-in-the-florida-keys/