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At the moment, specialists in Red Tide, of the CICIMAR, are realizing studies to the tests gathered in the beaches, in order to determine what type of phytoplankton is treated, since this type of organisms, can be toxic or nontoxic, reason why It is important to determine your species
La Paz, Baja California Sur, (BCS). After 86 turtles will be killed off the coast of Los Cabos and La Paz, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (Profepa) reported that the specimens had no evidence of fishing gear or any human activity, saying that the cause Of death was for the Red Tide .
These verifications of stranding were carried out jointly with the Municipal Directorate of Natural Resources and Wildlife of the Cabos, as well as the Interdisciplinary Center of Marine Sciences (CICIMAR) , where a total of 86 sea turtles were monitored, most of them Species Prieta, which remained in the beaches of San Jose del Cabo, Cabo Pulmo, La Ribera and Cabo del Este, from February 8 to 15, as well as in El Sargento , in La Paz.
Each and every one of the turtles found on the coasts, had more than 8 days of dead, pointing out that at the same time, 3 tons of crustaceans known as Krill originated, which also showed signs of advanced decomposition.
The dependence explained that in the case of Kril , these were found in different sites of Los Cabos , such as La Linea, Estancia, Piedras Bolas, Antares and Los Frailes Bay , recording likewise the death of lobsters and crabs on beaches Of Eastern Cape.
After finding the remains of marine animals, field data were collected with the local fishermen, who reported seeing water currents and brown spots, and a spice known as Salpas, considering that these turtles commonly feed on Krill, Crabs, Salpas and Lobsters , so that at the time of performing a necropsy, Salpas were poisoned by the organism that produces the Red Tide .
Finally, Profepa added that currently, staff of CICIMAR of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) , in the Department of Marine Biology , specialists in Red Tide , are conducting studies on the samples collected, to determine what type of phytoplankton is involved, Because these types of organisms can be toxic or non-toxic, so it is important to determine their species.
Courtesy of bcsnoticias.mx
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