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...What is red tide?Red tides are natural phenomena in which the rapid multiplication of microscopic, unicellular algae discolour the water by the pigments contained in the algal cells. Depending on the pigments, the massive growth of algal cells may turn the water into pink, red, brown, reddish-brown...

... Island, and the second and third red tides on January 19 at South Bay Beach and Repulse Bay Beach respectively. The fourth red tide was spotted by staff of the Marine Department on January 20 in waters off Wan Poon Path, Junk Bay.Apart from the red tide at South Bay Beach, which dissipated, the other...

...Red tide sightedFriday, March 19, 2021 A red tide was sighted over the past week, an inter-departmental red tide working group reported today (March 19). The red tide was spotted by a mariculturist on March 15 at O Pui Tong, including O Pui Tong fish culture zone. The red tide still persists...

... Pesticides (including insecticides) are subject to regulatory control under the Pesticides Ordinance (Cap.133) administered by Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD). In addition, insecticide products and wood preservatives which contain volatile organic compounds are also...

... Red tide sightedFriday, April 23, 2021 A red tide was sighted over the past week, an inter-departmental red tide working group reported today (April 23).The red tide was spotted by a member of the public and a mariculturist at Tolo Harbour, including the Yim Tin Tsai Fish Culture Zone today. The...

... Red tide sightedFriday, July 29, 2022 A red tide has been sighted over the past week, the Inter-departmental Red Tide Working Group reported today (July 29). The red tide was spotted by staff of the Marine Department on July 25 at the waters off Ap Lei Chau. The red tide still persists and no...

... AFCD' statement on animals covered by Road Traffic (Amendment) Ordinance 2021Saturday, March 12, 2022 In response to media reports on the kinds of animals covered by the Road Traffic (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 (Cap 374) which came into effect on November 7, 2021, a spokesman for the Agriculture...

... All handlers and their Quarantine Detector Dogs (QDDs) have to receive a two-month special training arranged by Australian experts. During the training, the handlers will familiarise the QDDs with different kinds of target animal odours (e.g. those from puppies, kittens, rabbits or birds), and...

... Students and Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (including the application result and the amount of assistance awarded) kept by the Agency for matters relating to my application/awards under the Agricultural Products/Marine Fish Scholarship Fund. Date Signature of Applicant Agriculture, Fisheries and...

... by consumers. There are farms in Hong Kong adopting technologies and importing mycelium-filled compost bags from the Mainland, and also regulating environmental factors such as the temperature, humidity, illumination, etc. of fungus cultivation rooms by using controlled-environment facilities for...