Two years of red tides caused by large quantities of plankton in the Yatsushiro Sea and the Ariake Sea has killed an estimated 2.44 million aquafarmed fish, primarily yellowtail amberjacks, according to a Nishinippon Shimbun report. This is the second-largest toll in history, after a red tide destroyed an estimated three million fish in the Yatsushiro Sea in 2000. The damage total rose because the tide appeared a month earlier than usual and lasted longer.
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Red Tide Kills More than Two Million Fish in Yatsushiro Sea and Ariake Sea
- Published: Aug 5, 2010 / Last Updated: Aug 5, 2010
