50,000 #fish dead in a fish farm in #Penang, #Malaysia

Penang Fisheries Department disclaims death claim over 50,000 fishes in Teluk Bahang arising from toxicity and pollution.

According to the release of the department, the cause of the death of the cage fish in the Bahang is still in the investigation by the Department of Fisheries, the Centre for Samudera and Pantai Studies (CEMACS) of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and the Department of Environment (DOE).

“The Department of Fisheries has sent a sample of fish and water samples to the Fisheries Department Laboratory for detailed analysis of formal parameters such as water quality, heavy metals content, parasites and so on.

Courtesy of sinarharian.com

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