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Algal Bloom in Pamban
September 13 , 2019
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- A 10-km stretch of the shoreline between Kunthukal in Pamban and Vedalai in the Gulf of Mannar turned green and witnessed mass fish deaths.
- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute conducted tests and concluded that the sudden blooming of ‘Noctiluca marine microalgae’ was to blame for the incident.
- The high temperatures and good organic conditions in seawater had provided a conducive environment for the ‘green algae’ to breed and release spores.
- Fishes have died due to ‘gill choking’ and had died of oxygen depletion and breathlessness.
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