Plankton flower posture no damage to human beings
RELEASED: 31 Jul 2023 at 06:21
CHON BURI: Wastewater released from Koh Lan is the significant reason for the plankton flower that turned the sea foul-smelling and green, stated the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) on Sunday.
The DMCR assessment at Ta Waen Beach on Koh Lan followed the Facebook page “We Love Pattaya” published images of uncommonly green seawater around the popular island, which lies 7 kilometres off the coast of Pattaya Beach.
According to DMCR deputy director Apichai Aekwanakul, the phenomenon was very first found on Saturday and authorities encouraged versus swimming due to the lowered exposure.
Mr Apichai stated that the colour modification is triggered by Noctiluca scintillans, a phytoplankton that is non-toxic and typically discovered in a yearly flower along the eastern coast.
Constant wastewater releasing into the sea on Koh Lan is thought to be the main cause, he stated.
Mr Apichai described that the flower tended to be more powerful in the rainy season as rainstorms tend to clean nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater into the marine system and trigger extreme development of the plankton, resulting in the green colour and undesirable smell.
The DMCR and associated firms will examine and carry out additional research study possible health issue and the requirement for cautions to be released, he stated.
The plankton flower, together with the off-season spawning of leatherback turtles in Phuket, are both oceanic phenomena that speaker Thon Thamrongnawasawat from Kasetsart University’s Professors of Fisheries recommended those thinking about the environment watch on carefully.
According to a post made on his Facebook page, both are symptomatic of modifications to the marine environment triggered by natural variations and human activity.
Relating to the plankton flower, Mr Thon stated that it was irregular to see the phenomenon throughout the duration when the effect of El Nino will magnify.
Generally a decrease in rains would reduce the opportunities of plankton flower happening, according to Mr Thon, yet the reverse has actually been observed this year, specifically along the Eastern Economic Passage (EEC) in the upper part of the Gulf of Thailand.
This problem is ending up being more regular due to worldwide “boiling”, as specified by the United Nations just recently, and Mr Thon included that the plankton flower may impact tourist, specifically in high season.
