Fish Gets Toxic Shock From Brine Pool | Nautilus Live
On our recent brine pool expedition in the Gulf of Mexico, our team captured this unusual encounter when a fish continually submerged itself into a brine pool. Unclear if it was feeding or ill, brine pool water is too salty for any organisms other than bacteria to survive, producing toxic shock in most animals that become submerged.
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