Red tide blamed for Thanh Hóa fish deaths
The blooming of algae, resulting in the red tide phenomenon, is the main cause behind mass fish deaths reported last week in central Thanh Hóa Province, the provincial People’s Committee said on September 11. Earlier last week, locals found about 300kg of dead fish washed ashore near Nghi Sơn Oil Refinery and Petrochemical complex and coastal area near Bắc Yến Hamlet of Hải Yến Commune in Tĩnh Gia District. Nearly 50 tonnes of fish bred in cages of fishermen on Nghi Sơn island commune of the same district also reportedly died. An investigation by local authorities showed that seawater samples near the port of Nghi Sơn Oil Refinery and Petrochemical complex and around floating cages of Nghi Sơn Commune were a reddish brown colour.
