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Mussel platform. (Photo: Xunta de Galicia)
Over 80pc of Galician platforms closes due to red tide
SPAIN
Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 22:00 (GMT + 9)
The Technological Institute for the Control of the Marine Environment of Galicia (INTECMAR) announced that due to the high concentrations of lipophilic toxin found in the platforms of the estuaries of the provinces of A Coruña and Pontevedra, it ordered the closure of more than 81 per cent of them.
According to the report released by the organization, the platforms Redondela A and E located in Vigo Estuary, were closed, a situation that also affects those of Redondela A ( oyster ), B, G, C, F, D and E , as well as Cangas F, G, H, C, D and E, and Vigo A.
In Pontevedra estuary Cangas A and B, Bueu B, A2 and A1, and Portonovo A, B and C remain closed.
Meanwhile in Arosa estuary there are 19 closed platforms, from Ribeira B and C, A Pobra H, G, A, B, C, D and E, to Vilagarcía A and B; Cambados A2, E and A1, B, C and D, also of oyster, Grove A and B (oyster) and C 1; and Baiona A.
Moreover, in the province of A Coruña, in the estuary of Muros-Noia, the platforms Muros A, B and C, and Noia A; and in Corme-Laxe, Corme B are affected.
For its part, the Secretariat of Rural and Marine Affairs of Xunta de Galicia notes that such proliferation episodes of lipophilic or diarrheal toxin are common at this time of year.
Last April, an increase of red tide in the waters of Arosa and Pontevedra was registered, recalled the agency EFE.
At that time, INTECMAR scientists have tested that the toxin affected nurseries and shellfish beds at the same time for first time since 1998.
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By Analia Murias
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