Thousands of Dead Fish Wash up in Spanish Lagoon

Thousands of Dead Fish Wash up in Spanish Lagoon
Dead fish and crustaceans collected by municipal workers on the shore of "Cala del Pino" beach are seen in a bucket, in Murcia's Mar Menor lagoon, Spain, on Aug. 20, 2021. Eva Manez/Reuters
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Spanish authorities are expanding a ban on harmful fertilizers around a saltwater lagoon on the country’s Mediterranean coast, where several tons of dead fish have washed up in recent weeks.

Once a magnet for tourism and a sanctuary for marine life, the Mar Menor in Murcia, on Spain’s Southeastern Mediterranean coast, has seen fish stocks plummet in recent years, with similar mass die-offs occurring in 2016 and 2019.