http://www.newsweek.com/florida-red-tides-toxic-algae-and-dead-animals-destruction-behind-state-1073894

Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in seven Florida counties Monday night, as a deadly bloom of toxic algae continues to poison and kill vast numbers of fish, sea turtles, manatees and other marine life.

Scott said $1.5 million will go to cleaning up the piles of dead sea life that litter the state's southwestern shores, the Associated Press reported. The money will also help support businesses whose customers have been driven away by the sight and smell of dead fish. Normally the perfect holiday spot, the white sandy beaches have become the stuff of nightmares.