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... Red tides sighted Friday, January 18, 2008 Two red tides have been sighted in Hong Kong waters over the past week, an inter-departmental red tide working group reported today (January 18). The first occurrence at Stanley Main Beach was reported by Leisure and Cultural Services Department staff...

... Wan to Lung Ha Wan. It dissipated on December 19. The other occurrence at Silverstrand Beach was reported by staff of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department on Wednesday (December 19). A red flag was hoisted at the beach until yesterday (December 20) when the red tide dissipated. No fish kill...

... Registration period for Emergency Relief Fund for fish farmers extended Wednesday, February 27, 2008 The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) has extended the registration period for a week for local mariculturists and pond fish farmers suffering fish losses caused by the...

... Red tides sightedThursday, April 3, 2008 Three red tides have been sighted in Hong Kong waters over the past week, an inter-departmental red tide working group reported today (April 3). The first occurrence was reported by a member of the public at Leung Shuen Wan Hoi (from Pak Lap to Wang...

.... AFCD confirmed earlier that they had all tested negative for the H5 virus. Botulism is a disease caused by toxins produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. The bacteria can be found in soil and sediments of lakes. Sporadic outbreaks of avian botulism, usually involving migrating waterfowl, are...

... event is jointly organised by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Vegetable Marketing Organisation, Fish Marketing Organisation and Organising Committee of FarmFest 2009. Of the 200 booths, more than 150 will sell local premium fruit and vegetables, chilled and dried seafood, organic...

... preliminary investigation has revealed crop damage by frost in Ta Kwu Ling, Sheung Shui and Kwan Tei. The Emergency Relief Fund has been activated since Monday for affected farmers to register. The AFCD has received 108 applications so far and has been processing the applications and will release grants to...

... Red tides sighted Friday, February 13, 2009 Two red tides had been sighted in Hong Kong waters over the past few days, an inter-departmental red tide working group reported today (February 13). The first occurrence was reported by staff of the Environmental Protection Department at Sham Tseng...

... flag was hoisted immediately. The working group announced the next day that the red tide was confirmed to be formed by toxic Karenia digitata. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) immediately alerted mariculturists of all fish culture zones to the red tide and urged them to monitor...

... Red tides sightedFriday, March 20, 2009 Two red tides had been sighted in Hong Kong waters over the past week, an inter-departmental red tide working group reported today (March 20). The first occurrence at Yim Tin Tsai Fish Culture Zone was reported by a mariculturist on March 15. The red tide...