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Red tide sighting Ten red tides have been sighted in Hong Kong waters in the past few days, an inter-departmental red tide working group reported today (September 10). Staff of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) observed red tides at Clear Water Bay First Beach and Clear Water Bay Second Beach on September 3. Red flags were hoisted there until September 6 when the red tides dissipated. Three other occurrences came to the attention of LCSD staff this week, including the one at Turtle Cove Beach on September 7, and at Hairpin beach and Stanley Main Beach the following day. Red flags were hoisted at these beaches until this morning when the red tides dissipated. The rest were observed by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), other departments and the public. These include the one at Sheung Sze Mun on September 2, at Victoria Harbour and at Tai Tam Bay on September 5, and at Deep Water Bay and O Pui Tong Fish Culture Zone on September 8. The red tide at Sheung Sze Mun dissipated on September 7. Those at Tai Tam Bay and O Pui Tong Fish Culture Zone dissipated today. But Deep Water Bay and Victoria Harbour are still affected by red tides. "The red tides were all formed by Prorocentrum micans which is common in Hong Kong waters and is non-toxic," a spokesman for the working group said. The AFCD has stepped up red tide monitoring and informed mariculturists in fish culture zones concerned of the red tide, urging them 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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