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State Briefs: Fish kill said to be natural

WOODWARD

State wildlife officials say a large fish kill discovered last week at a lake in Woodward was due to low oxygen levels and the result of natural causes. John Stahl, the northwest regional fisheries supervisor for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, said fish biologist Ty Harper investigated the incident at Crystal Beach Lake and noted that "the water clarity was like that of strong iced tea.” That is indicative of a natural phenomenon known as a plankton bloom. Plankton are microscopic plants and animals that are the basis of the food chain in water, and an overabundance of the organisms interferes with their ability to photosynthesize, especially on cloudy days.

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