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Penang seafood safe for consumption, says exco

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This follows 50,000 fish reported to have died at a fish farm at Teluk Bahang on the island. FMTNews

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government today gave an assurance that all seafood from its waters are safe for consumption.

He said the Fisheries Department had given the all-clear that seafood caught in the state’s waters were safe for consumption, save for those that turned up dead at the fish farm.Marine researchers had noticed an algal bloom in the waters, especially in Teluk Bahang.“These algal blooms rapidly deplete oxygen levels in waters, causing fish to die, especially in shallow waters.

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, algal blooms thrive in shallow waters where sunlight can penetrate to the seabed easily. He said checks by Universiti Sains Malaysia’s Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies and the Fisheries Department found lower than usual oxygen levels, hovering between 2.25% and 3.36%, compared to the usual 8% to 10% in the algal bloom waters.

 

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