SF News Fish Beware, Another ‘Red Tide’ Toxic Algae Bloom Could Be Coming To Bay Area Waters This Summer We could see a repeat of last summer’s “red tide” toxic algae bloom that caused a mass fish kill-off at Lake Merritt, as scientists have observed the telltale reddish-brown water at shorelines in Berkeley, Emeryville, and Albany.
SF News City of Oakland Will Incinerate the 1,200 Pounds of Dead Fish That Have Turned Up in Lake Merritt There’ll be a big fish fry in Oakland, but not the good kind. The toxic algal bloom that has killed literally tons of fish in Bay Area waters is leading to Oakland Public Works incinerating the 1,200 pounds of dead fish that were floating in Lake Merritt.
SF News Dog Owners Warned To Keep Pets Out Of Russian River Due To Toxic Algae Pet owners, especially ones visiting over the holiday weekend, are being warned to keep their dogs out of the Russian River because of a toxin nicknamed "Very Fast Death Factor." On Friday, Sonoma
SF News Reservoir Algae Bloom Causes Foul Tasting, Smelling Tap Water Break out a new Brita filter, folks. San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has received several complaints about the taste and odor of their tap water. It seems, according to SFPUC, an algae bloom