Conference on Lake Apopka Fish Kills, June 12, 1963

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Title

Conference on Lake Apopka Fish Kills, June 12, 1963

Alternative Title

Conference on Lake Apopka Fish Kills

Subject

Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pesticides--United States
Fishing--Florida
Insecticides--United States
Pollution--Florida

Description

A report by Harold L. Moody for a conference held by various state officials to investigate the fish kills in Lake Apopka, Florida. Moody's notes describe the current fish kill, some past kills, and efforts by the different State departments to investigate the fish kills. Various causes of the fish kills are discussed. Moody disagrees with the State Board of Health that oxygen supersaturation is causing the kills; Moody believes the cause is either pesticides or an unknown fish disease.

Creator

Moody, Harold L.

Source

Photocopy of original 5-page typewritten report, June 12, 1963: binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.

Date Created

ca. 1963-06-12

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of photocopied 5-page typewritten report, June 12, 1963.

Is Part Of

Binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Oakland Nature Preserve Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

application/pdf

Extent

144 KB

Medium

5-page typewritten report

Language

eng

Type

Text

Coverage

Lake Apopka, Florida
Winter Garden, Florida
Angebilt Hotel, Orlando, Florida
Oakland, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Science Teacher
Geography Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Harold L. Moody.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by the Friends of Lake Apopka and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

Curator

King, Joshua

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

"Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.

Document Item Type Metadata

Original Format

5-page typewritten report

Citation

Moody, Harold L., “Conference on Lake Apopka Fish Kills, June 12, 1963,” RICHES, accessed March 19, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5237.

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