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Test results show small amounts of red tide in sea - Official |
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 00:10 |
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The Director General of Kuwait Public Authority for Environment Dr. Salah Al-Medhi said on Tuesday that the amount of red tide detected in various areas in Kuwait bay does not call for serious concern.
Al-Medhi told KUNA that the type of red tide seen in the bay is not poisonous and is not dangerous to sea creatures, adding that the current condition of the bay is comforting and normal.
"The Authority is adopting a policy of engagement and cooperation with various sectors in the country, including various government sectors and non-governmental organizations," Al-Medhi said.
Such policy is vital in terms of forming decisions necessary to preserve marine life and environment, in addition to taking into account the economic and social aspects of these decisions," the official added.
For her part, Muna Hussain, a Kuwaiti expert on the red tide phenomena in Kuwait, said that test results which monitor the red tide showed only small amounts of it in the Kuwait bay area.
On a different note, the Director said that Kuwait was chosen by the organization that goes by the name of the Ministerial Council for the Protection of Marine Environment Life due to its leadership and expertise on the red tide phenomena, particularly after being hit by successive incidents of dying fish due to high amounts of the red tide in the sea in previous years.- Kuna
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