… Amid the silver-lined shores, one fish washed up that no one had known to be a resident: a dead seven-foot-long white sturgeon. It was Clear Lake’s first on record. … They became a candidate for listing as a threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act after a 2022 harmful algal bloom that killed hundreds of them. … This fall’s fish die-off is the lake’s largest since at least 2017, according to records from the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians. … Now, scientists are uncovering the exact cause of the die-off—and analyzing the sturgeon for more answers.

Other algal bloom news:

• Lost Coast Outpost (Eureka, Calif.): DHHS lifts advisory for harmful algal blooms​​