Algal bloom: DOE finds oxygen levels off Teluk Bahang too low to sustain marine life

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The coast of Teluk Bahang in Penang, where thousands of fish were reported killed by the recent algal bloom, has been found to be lacking in oxygen to sustain marine life.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/55tnjjea  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 The coast of Telok Pahang, where thousands of fish were reported killed by the recent

00:06 algal bloom, has been found to be lacking in oxygen to sustain marine life.

00:12 The Environment Department said in a statement on Wednesday that tests taken at waters near

00:18 the affected fish farms found the samples do not fulfil Class II of marine water quality

00:24 standard to support aquatic life.

00:27 Meanwhile, the Penang Fisheries Department will continue to take samples periodically

00:32 to monitor the density of the algae in waters off Telok Pahang, which has been experiencing

00:39 a red water phenomenon since August 24.

00:43 In a statement, the department said preliminary results of the analysis carried out by the

00:49 Batu Maung Fisheries Research Institute found that the algae is non-toxic.

00:55 It said a very high density of phytoplankton cells in those waters can cause fish to die,

01:02 especially those in cages, due to decrease in dissolved oxygen.

01:08 The department said a similar situation had happened in Kuala Gula, Perak in 2016, which

01:14 had caused fish in cages to die.

01:18 The department has also proposed a number of mitigation measures for fish cage farmers

01:23 in the affected areas, such as immediate harvesting of all market-sized fish if there are signs

01:30 of drowning or death.

01:32 It said fish cage breeders are also advised to reduce the density of fish in cages and

01:38 monitor the dissolved oxygen content.

01:41 The Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Indiana, has confirmed that the Department

01:42 of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Indiana, has confirmed that the Department of Fisheries

01:43 and Marine Resources, Indiana, has confirmed that the Department of Fisheries and Marine

01:44 Resources, Indiana, has confirmed that the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources,

01:45 Indiana, has confirmed that the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Indiana,

01:46 has confirmed that the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Indiana, has confirmed

01:47 that the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Indiana, has confirmed that the Department

01:48 of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Indiana, has confirmed that the Department of Fisheries

01:49 and Marine Resources, Indiana, has confirmed that the Department of Fisheries and Marine

01:50 Resources, Indiana, has confirmed that the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources,

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