This fish kill is being blamed on Red Tide, see /153517. Whatever the cause, visitors to Gulf Coast beaches are not enjoying the event! Our thanks to Winson Fowler for his SSECN-On-Patrol photo.

ST. PETE BEACH — The stench couldn’t be detected from the picturesque scene poolside of the Sirata Beach Resort. But once people stepped out toward the ocean, away from the hotel, the odor of dead fish baking in the late-morning sun was undeniable.
CLICK HERE for photos and to read the article from Tampa Bay Times by reporter Les Neuhaus.

Huge floats of small dead fish all around entrance to Tampa Bay about two miles west of skyline bridge near Passage Key.
Winston Fowler
SSECN Patrol

And this from Christian Science Monitor.