Another day of dead marine life surfacing in Biscayne Bay as the swath of suffocated fish appears to be spreading.
On Saturday, members of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue went out on the water to help the animals breathe. The effort was coordinated by Miami Waterkeeper after reaching out to Port Miami for use of their fireboats.
Two fireboats were deployed into Biscayne Bay to the most critical areas showing dangerously low oxygen levels, which has killed thousands of fish and other marine life over the past week.
The mission for the crew of Fireboat 21, which welcomed Local 10 News' Louis Aguirre aboard Saturday, was to aerate the sections of the bay most in need, creating more oxygen in the water.
“It’s a big bay, a lot of gallons of water,” said Fireboat 21 Capt. Jorge Gonzalez of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. “We’re only affecting a little bit. Luckily the fish kill has only been concentrated to a few spots and those are the areas we’re hitting”