BANGKOK (Reuters) - Climate change might have stimulated a plankton bloom that caused thousands of dead fish to wash up along a 3- to 4-kilometre stretch of beach in Thailand's southern Chumphon province, an expert said.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/climate-change-may-have-stimulated-plankton-bloom-behind-thai-mass-fish-die-off-expert/article_be729199-2f8a-525b-93f3-16f06f31c5a2.html

Excessive plankton blooms can cause eutrophication, a process in which water bodies become overly nutrient-rich.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/plankton-bloom-creates-aquatic-dead-done-in-eastern-thailand/

Given the room and time to thrive, the nutrient-rich waters of South Georgia are full of plankton and krill which underpin the food chain for creatures on and around the islands.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/11/10/uk-must-expand-the-blue-belt-in-overseas-territories-to-shield-the-antarctic-from-chinese-industrial-fishing?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

Researchers suspect the species eats plankton and small fishes.

Source: https://mashable.com/article/deep-sea-ocean-footage-phantom-jelly

The mussels reproduce quickly and attach in large numbers to boats, clog pipes and pumps and other infrastructure, and cause ecological impacts as they filter out and eat plankton.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/cpw-adds-third-chemical-treatment-for-mussels-due-to-delay-refilling-highline/article_d0f7faee-d597-11ed-be1d-2325f7e30ddf.html

The quagga mussel, first discovered in the United States in 1989, is an invasive species that alters the food web by filtering water and removing plankton, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Source: https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/11/after-3m-effort-idaho-officials-hope-they-killed-off-invasive-quagga-mussels-in-snake-river/

They are sustained by feeding on animal plankton and drift around in huge flotillas which can contain millions of individuals.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11955719/Thousands-mysterious-purple-stinging-jellyfish-like-creatures-called-Wind-Sailors-wash-up.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Treated sewage does not contain harmful bacteria but it is still full of nitrates and phosphates that plankton feed on, he added.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/why-malta-see-many-fried-egg-jellyfish-year.1059753

Zoea float as plankton and occasionally wash up on shore in large quantities.

Source: https://myedmondsnews.com/2023/05/crab-larvae-reported-at-edmonds-marina-beach/