(3) depletion of oxygen Explanation: Fish die more in summer due to oxygen depletion which refers to low levels of dissolved oxygen (DO) in water. Warm water is much less capable of holding oxygen has in solution than cool water. For example, water that is 900 F can only hold 7.4 mg/L DO at saturation, whereas water that is 450 F can hold 11.9 mg/L DO at saturation. This physical phenomenon puts the fish in double jeopardy because at high water temperatures their metabolic rates increase, hence their physiologic demand for oxygen increases.