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A dead zone is an area of water that cannot sustain aquatic life because the oxygen levels are low or depleted. The scientific term for a dead zone is called hypoxia, which in Latin means "too ...
English: The 2021 Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone, or Dead Zone, an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life near the bottom of the sea, measures 2,116 square miles. This is the 3rd smallest dead zone in the Gulf since mapping of the zone began in 1985.
Shrimp trawlers first reported a 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico in 1950, but it was not until 1970 when the size of the hypoxic zone had increased that scientists began to investigate. [ 78 ] After 1950, the conversion of forests and wetlands for agricultural and urban developments accelerated.
Scientists prepare to collect near-bottom water aboard the R/V Pelican to verify oxygen measurements used to determine the size of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone. (NOAA/LUMCON/LSU) A "dead zone ...
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Just one year away from a 2025 deadline to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus entering the gulf by 20%, success seems unlikely, and the dead zone persists in size, choking thousands of square miles in ...