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National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science: News and features. Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ largest ever measured 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration :: NOAA 
2017 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
Silver Spring, MD 
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Scientists have determined this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone,” an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life, is 8,776 square miles—an area about the size of New Jersey. It is the largest dead zone measured since mapping of the area began in 1985. 
Coastal Pollution; Hypoxia; Eutrophication 
08/23/2017 
08/23/2017 
08/08/2017 
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