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Red tide sighting report
Friday, November 29, 2002

An inter-departmental red tide working group reported today (November 29) a red tide sighting within Hong Kong waters to keep the public informed of the latest monitoring situation.

A spokesman for the working group said the red tide was observed by staff of the Civil Engineering Department at Shing Mun River, Sha Tin on November 22.

he red tide was formed by Plagioselmis prolonga. It had been sighted in Hong Kong waters before and was non-toxic. The red tide dissipated on November 26.

The spokesman said red tide was a natural phenomenon. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department's pro-active and comprehensive phytoplankton monitoring programme would continue monitoring red tide occurrence to minimise its impact on the mariculture industry.

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