AERIAL PHOTO OF RED TIDE IN CHINA

These astonishing aerial photographs show red tides on coastal waters along a beach in China.

 

Visitors to Dameisha beach in Shenzhen have been warned by officials not to swim in the area to avoid any potential allergic reactions.

 

After an outbreak in 2004, experts said that the main cause of red tides was the release of large amounts of untreated sewage into the sea.  They also claimed overfishing had led to a sharp fall of shallow-water fish and shrimp stocks that were able to feed on algae in the area.

 

The tide, with the scientific name of Karenia brevis, is caused by microscopic algae blooms that explode in numbers in the right conditions.  Usually a phenomenon that occurs in late summer or early autumn, the tide can produce harmful chemicals and cause respiratory problems.

 

This is the second case of red tides on the eastern Shenzhen coast since June - and it is feared local fish could die from oxygen deprivation. 

 

Another common red tide is found most summers along Florida’s Gulf Coast - and the biggest one since 2005 was observed this August. 

 

Source

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2849621/The-red-sea-Extraordinary-aerial-photographs-mystical-looking-tides-coastal-waters-beach-China.html

 

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