Fish Can Drown: The Surprising Science Behind Aquatic Suffocation Revealed

• Fish 'drown' by suffocating due to lack of dissolved oxygen in water, not by water filling their lungs like humans.
• They extract oxygen via delicate gills; disruption of this countercurrent exchange process leads to death.
• Low dissolved oxygen in water (especially warm or stagnant water) and damaged gills are primary causes of suffocation.
• Environmental factors like marine heatwaves, algae blooms, and pollution significantly reduce water's oxygen levels.
• Scientific records confirm over 300 cases of fish dying from suffocation in water, as reported by Discover Wildlife, Live Science, and the University of Miami.

Why It Matters: Fish suffocate from lack of oxygen in water, a surprising truth confirmed by science.