Hainan fish deaths

Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-2-11 23:13:01

Officials in South China's island province of Hainan on Tuesday blamed red tide, a toxic algal bloom, for the recent mass deaths of fish and shrimp in sea areas west of the land mass.

The provincial food security office said that experts at the Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting Center (OMFC) had determined that algae caused the red tide bloom, which killed marine animals in sea areas near Danzhou, Yangpu and Changjiang.

Zhou Tao, director of the OMFC, said higher temperatures this winter triggered the bloom.

Residents have reported discovering dead fish, shrimp and shellfish since February 3.



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