Massive algae bloom covers the seas off China
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July 5, 2013, Friday
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THE seas off China have been hit by their largest ever growth of algae, ocean officials said, with the plant seemingly covering the Yellow Sea.
Pictures showed people swimming and playing in the green tide on beaches in Qingdao, Shandong Province, while bulldozers shoveled up tons of algae from the sand.
The State Oceanic Administration said the algae started to appear a week ago and had spread across an area of 28,900 square kilometers. The previous largest bloom was in 2008, when it affected around 13,000 square kilometers, it said.
Qingdao officials said they had removed around 7,335 tons of algae, Xinhua news agency reported.
The algal phenomenon is usually caused by an abundance of nutrients in the water. Algae are not toxic but create extreme imbalances in marine ecosystems.
Pictures showed people swimming and playing in the green tide on beaches in Qingdao, Shandong Province, while bulldozers shoveled up tons of algae from the sand.
The State Oceanic Administration said the algae started to appear a week ago and had spread across an area of 28,900 square kilometers. The previous largest bloom was in 2008, when it affected around 13,000 square kilometers, it said.
Qingdao officials said they had removed around 7,335 tons of algae, Xinhua news agency reported.
The algal phenomenon is usually caused by an abundance of nutrients in the water. Algae are not toxic but create extreme imbalances in marine ecosystems.
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