\u2022 Term algal blooms along the coast not unusual
\n\u2022 WWF says bloom not caused by pollution
\n\u2022 A unicellular marine organism blamed for the occurrence<\/p>\n
KARACHI: Seawater along Pakistan\u2019s coast, especially Gwadar, Pasni, Jiwani and Ormara in Balochistan, has turned green by an algal bloom, marine experts reported on Saturday.<\/p>\n
However, they declared that the bloom posed no toxic threat.<\/p>\n
\u201cStrong winds and ocean currents have pushed large quantities of algae toward near shores, also amassing rotting seaweeds, which has stunk up the beaches,\u201d said Abdul Rahim, Deputy Director at the Gwadar Development Authority, adding the bloom was caused by a single-celled marine organism Noctiluca.<\/p>\n
Algal blooms, he explained were rapid growths or gathering of algae in water bodies and they could cause red, brown, green or blue pigmentation in the water, depending on the type of algae.<\/p>\n
According to the GDA official, the intensity of these blooms has increased over a decade along Balochistan\u2019s coast.<\/p>\n
Earlier, he pointed out, there was one bloom in one or two years but now the region was seeing two to three blooms in a year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is happening all over the world and researchers have linked this change to the rapid warming of oceans, which is providing them with favourable conditions to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Muhammad Moazzam Khan, Technical Adviser at the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan, said the Noclituca bloom has also spread to neighbouring Iran. \u201cThis year, the bloom has started in Pakistani waters in November and spread along the Karachi coast. Currently, it exists in patches along the entire Pakistan coast, especially along the area between Pasni and Jiwani, where it\u2019s dense.\u201d<\/p>\n
The occurrence of green blooms, he pointed out, along the coast of Pakistan wasn\u2019t unusual.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe organisation has been monitoring Noctiluca bloom since 2012 and reported its occurrence every year in winter (between November and February); however, in some years, such blooms are extensive and spread in vast areas along the coast of Pakistan,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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