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Red tide sighted
Friday, June 8, 2018
A red tide has been sighted over the past week, an inter-departmental red tide working group reported today (June 8).
The red tide was spotted by staff of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) on June 4 at the Cheung Sha Wan fish culture zone.
The red tide still persists. No associated death of fish has been reported.
A spokesman for the working group said, "The red tide was formed by Takayama tuberculata, which is not commonly found in Hong Kong waters and is non-toxic."
The AFCD urged mariculturists at the Cheung Sha Wan fish culture zone to monitor the situation closely and increase aeration where necessary.
Red tide is a natural phenomenon. The AFCD's proactive phytoplankton monitoring programme will continue to monitor red tide occurrences to minimise the impact on the mariculture industry and the public.
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