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This is Clear Lake California, the largest natural freshwater lake in the state, although there is a dam on one end to regulate the water levels now. No need to campaign to keep Clear Lake blue, there’s a toxic algae doing that all on it’s own. Cyanobacteria is what you call ‘blue green algae’, which is completely natural to the lake, and they’re responsible for the clarity of the lake because they block the suns rays from hitting the bottom so no plants can grow. Without boat traffic to break up the water surface , these algae bloom into hideous oil slicks and die off in a stinking mass, turning the area into a disease ridden natural disaster, with the breaking of surface tension they fall harmlessly back into the lake, and everything continues as normal. But because of all this weird algae, (and the usual california mercury problems) you shouldn’t eat the fish .
Read a comic book instead of eating the fish, I always say.

Description

This is Clear Lake California, the largest natural freshwater lake in the state, although there is a dam on one end to regulate the water levels now. No need to campaign to keep Clear Lake blue, there’s a toxic algae doing that all on it’s own. Cyanobacteria is what you call ‘blue green algae’, which is completely natural to the lake, and they’re responsible for the clarity of the lake because they block the suns rays from hitting the bottom so no plants can grow. Without boat traffic to break up the water surface , these algae bloom into hideous oil slicks and die off in a stinking mass, turning the area into a disease ridden natural disaster, with the breaking of surface tension they fall harmlessly back into the lake, and everything continues as normal. But because of all this weird algae, (and the usual california mercury problems) you shouldn’t eat the fish .
Read a comic book instead of eating the fish, I always say.