Farmers in Mullel are harmed by a ten-fold worse-than-usual annual occurrence, according to scientists.
CHON BURI: An unusually thick algae rose off the nation’s eastern coastline is threatening the employment of local fishermen who raise mussels in the waters by creating an watery” dead zone.”
According to marine researchers, some places in the Gulf of Thailand have more than ten times as much jellyfish as usual, which causes the water to turn a vivid green and kill marine life.
Tanuspong Pokavanich, a marine scholar, said,” This is the first that I’ve seen it but poor.” It’s extremely serious.
According to experts, algae blooms occur one or two days a month and typically last two to three days. They have the ability to create toxins that are harmful to the environment or to eliminate aquatic life by reducing the air in the waters and obstructing sunlight.
More than 80 % of the nearly 300 narratives in the Chon Buri coast, which is well-known for its oyster fields, have been impacted, according to Satitchat Thimkrajong, the leader of this organization.
One of the affected plots was Fisherman Suchat Buwat’s. He claimed that he had lost more than 500,000 baht as a result of the rose, and that his contemporaries had also suffered losses that were” unfathomable.”
Due to the algae bloom earlier this month, masses of dead bass were discovered belly-up along a 1,500-meter stretch of beach on Chon Buri’s well-known Bang Saen and Wonnapha beaches.
The water is still safe for recreational pursuits and nearby communities, according to officials at the time.
However, they claimed that the algae rose was to blame for the water’s reduced oxygen level.
Although the exact cause of the powerful algae bloom is still unknown, experts think that waste and the extreme heat brought on by climate change are to chastise.
According to Tanuspong, El Nio causes dryness and higher water temperatures. If we don’t change how we manage our tools, water use, and way of life, whatever will get worse.
Experts attribute the natural phenomenon to climate change after a jellyfish rose earlier this year was blamed for the thousands of dead fish that washed up along an area of beach in Chumphon province.
With thousands of dead fish washing up on shores in Texas and specialists warning of algal blooms along the American coastline as a result of rising water temperatures, marine heatwaves have grown in problem this time.
A jellyfish rose off Chon Buri on September 14 caused a test of efficient ocean waters, which is being collected by marine scientists from Kasetsart University. ( Image: Reuters )