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Pollution also is a major reason for the loss of habitat. When it rains, many chemicals and debris from roads, cars, lawns, construction sites and dumps - just to name a few - run into streams and finally into the estuaries and bays. When this habitat is destroyed by the chemicals, poor farming or building too close to streams - fish die. They die because their nesting and feeding areas are destoyed. These areas where fish can not survive are called "Dead Zones". One of these dead zones extends 7,000 miles into the Gulf of Mexica off Texas and Louisiana due to pollution.