Algal bloom Current Affairs, GK & News
Deadly algae kill 4,000 tonnes of Salmon in Chile
Deadly algae have killed more than 4,000 tonnes of Salmon in Chile. The algal bloom in the water reduced the amount of oxygen suffocating the salmon fishes. Impacts More than eighteen salmon fish farms that produce 26% of world salmon have been affected. What are the reasons for the death of the Salmons? The presence ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Algal bloom • Chile • fish production • Norway • Oxygen • Salmon Fish
Injambakkam beach in Chennai and Besant Nagar’s Eliot’s Beach notices a blue shimmer on waves
On 18th August 2019, visitors to the Injambakkam beach in Chennai and Besant Nagar’s Eliot’s Beach noticed a blue shimmer on the waves i.e. Popularly known as ‘Sea Tinkle’. According to marine experts, the Noctiluca algae were behind this blue glow phenomenon. The algae exhibit the phenomenon of bioluminescence (or biologically produce light when disturbed). ..
Topics: Algae • Algal bloom • Aquatic ecology • Biological oceanography • Bioluminescence • Eukaryotes • Firefly • Fisheries • Fishing • Luciferase • Noctiluca scintillans • Organisms