"Dead Zone" smaller than expected, but bigger than desired

The so-called dead zone where the Mississippi River dumps into the Gulf of Mexico, an area of low oxygen that cannot sustain life, clocked in at 3,275 square miles this year.

News, Mississippi NewsJerry MitchellAugust 6, 2022farm pollution, Hypoxia, Gulf of Mexico, dead zone, Mississippi river, low oxygen, fish, oceanlife, Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force, nutrient runoff, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, gulf ecosystem