Red tide toxins have been present in different bays in Samar for several months already.
A few affected areas of the
red tide in Eastern Visayas (BFAR Region 8 Facebook Page / MANILA BULLETIN)
For example, most scientists avoid saying that pollution makes
red tide worse, insisting they just don't know enough to draw that conclusion.
The official state position is that edible parts of other animals, such as lobsters, stone crabs and shrimp from waters during a
red tide "are not affected by the
red tide organism and can be eaten.
In Florida's Panhandle, crews of county jail inmates are cleaning up piles of dead fish killed by a
red tide bloom near Panama City Beach.
Red tide is a harmful algal bloom that occurs "when colonies of algae grow out of control while producing toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, and birds," according to the National Ocean Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
This indicates the presence of phytoplankton, commonly known as algal bloom or
red tide, in the areas alongside the economic zone overlooking the west coast of the Arabian Gulf and the eastern coast of the Gulf of Oman.
Dubai: A
red tide algal bloom has appeared along the UAE's coastlines in the western regions, confirmed the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, in September 2012, a
red tide appeared off the coast of southwest Florida.