30 APRIL 1998. CHINA (HONG KONG): FISH KILL

The Associated Press reports that 1,500 tons of fish have already been killed since mid-March as warmer sea temperatures triggered outbreaks of red tide. Shellfish in local waters may be unfit for consumption because of a neurotoxic plantkon Alexandrium excavatum. Fish farm loses to date are $10.2 million.

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