GEORGE TOWN: The Penang state government will seek further information from the state Fisheries and Environmental Departments on the red tide phenomen...
: The Penang state government will seek further information from the state Fisheries and Environmental Departments on the red tide phenomenon occurring in the waters off Teluk Bahang and Sungai Pinang, Balik Pulau, near here since yesterday.said they will continue monitoring the occurrence which is causing concern among fishermen in the area as shoals of fish and other marine life have been found dead.
''We will obtain more information from the Fisheries and Environmental Departments and monitor the situation,” he told reporters here today. Teluk Bahang Fishermen's Association chairman Johari Mohamad said many fishermen came across the pink streaks on the surface of the sea and fish suddenly started floating and dying.
Meanwhile, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies director, Prof. Datuk Dr. Aileen Tan Shau Hwai said the red tide phenomenon is caused by a type of plankton called Noctiluca Scintillans, a marine species of Dinoflagellate.
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