"Jacuzzi of Death" for Sealife in Gulf of Mexico

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Imagery courtesy of The Sun UK

The “Jacuzzi of Death” is filled with tragic creatures that have been killed in its toxic waters. This horrifying spot in the Gulf of Mexico is known to kill everything that goes inside it. The dead zone is a 100-foot-wide “bottomless” pocket filled with toxic substances.

This concoction of methane, excessively salty water, and hydrogen sulphide means nearly everything that crosses its path is killed. This death pool is four times saltier than the ocean waters around it, which ensures these bodies never mix.

The murderous underwater lake sits nearly 3,000 feet below the Gulf of Mexico. Its briny waters are so dense the death trap has been dragged to the bottom of the gulf and cannot mix with the rest of the ocean. Underwater cameras reveal how these toxic waters slowly disintegrate unfortunate crabs and fish that end up in the death zone.

The “Jacuzzi of Death” is 3,000 ft below the Gulf’s surface.


Nearly all creatures that unknowingly enter the area die.


A crab in the toxic zone.

This aquatic abbatoir was found by scientists ten years ago when they realized creatures would enter never to be seen again. The death zone was dubbed a “jacuzzi” as the temperature of this pool is warmer than the waters around it. Mussels are the only living creature that can survive in these toxic waters. Colonies of bacteria have also been able to survive in this underwater spot.

The unfortunate crab being pickled.

A “Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico has been growing for decades. Pollution, sewage treatment plants, fertilizer chemicals from farm land, beef production, and other sources along the Mississippi River wash into the Gulf of Mexico, causing algae blooms that deplete oxygen from the water, endangering marine life. Now we have discovered at least one death jacuzzi at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.


Analysis and imagery: NOAA

Some researchers assess that we are the last generation to enjoy genuine, safe ocean seafood. Unless marine pollution is stopped, the analysts are correct. President Trump ordered the Gulf of Mexico be renamed the Gulf of America, but the AP style guide continues referring to it by its original name, as will Coriolanus.




Sources:

https://www.the-sun.com/news/13381417/inside-jacuzzi-of-death-anything-killed-toxic-waters/

https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/priority-landscapes/gulf-of-mexico/stories-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/gulf-of-mexico-dead-zone/

https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/gulf-of-mexico-dead-zone-larger-than-average-scientists-find