"It smells like a rough combination of sewage and dead fish. We live half a block off the beach and the smell has completely filled the air today," Venice resident Harrison Macks said.
"I did notice that the ocean was really red-brown last week, but I didn't put it together that the smell was linked to the red tide," said Lauren Hallett, capturing the surprise felt by residents.
As bacteria feed on the decomposing algae, they consume oxygen, creating unbreathable patches of ocean known as dead zones, which can cause fish to die and worsen the smell, explained Laura Rink.
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