Pictures of the Week: June 5 – 11, 2004

Fisherman maneuver in pond scum that has taken over the surface of Maracaibo Lake, 300 miles west of Caracas
HONNER ANGARITA / DIARIO PANORAMA / AP

Algae Gone Wild
Fishermen maneuver in pond scum that has taken over the surface of Maracaibo Lake, 300 miles west of Caracas. Biologists think an excess of fertilizer runoff, washed into the lake by heavy rains, could have triggered the explosive growth

Wednesday, Jun 09, 2004