Dead Sea Life in the San Francisco Bay

The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit obtained the most recent government estimates for the amount of marine life likely killed by the parasite known as 'Miamiensis avidus.'' The California Department of Fish and Wildlife released the data on July 21, 2017.

Source: California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Images: California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Aquarium of the Pacific, Getty Images, Andy Murch and Big Fish Expeditions