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Red tide sighted
Friday, November 6, 2009
A red tide was sighted in Hong Kong waters this morning, an inter-departmental red tide working group reported today (November 6).
Staff of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department observed a red tide at Deep Water Bay Beach today and a red flag was hoisted immediately. The red tide still persists. No associated death of fish was reported in the occurrence.
"The red tide was formed by Phaeocystis globosa which is seldom found in Hong Kong waters and non-toxic," a spokesman for the working group said.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) has urged mariculturists at Lo Tik Wan, Sok Kwu Wan and Po Toi to monitor the situation closely.
Red tide is a natural phenomenon. The AFCD's proactive phytoplankton monitoring programme will continue monitoring red tide occurrences to minimise the impact on the mariculture industry and the public.
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