Algae is becoming a problem for fishermen in the Maryland Coastal Bays.
WBOC reports that some fishermen say that the growth has gotten out of control clogging fishing nets as well getting tangled with rods and in engines.
Maryland Coastal Bay Program’s director Dave Wilson told the television station that the warm weather has been one of many factors in this year’s spike in algae growth.
And experts say the large amount in the water is sucking up the oxygen damaging such stocks as flounder, clams and crabs.
Wilson says that is why state lawmakers are pushing a storm water utility fee which would go toward clean water projects.
Meanwhile, for the fisherman – one told WBOC that it was frustrating spending half his time picking the algae off of his line.
