Comments on: FISH DYING EN MASSE IN THE MALDIVES http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/marine-life/fish-dying-en-masse-in-the-maldives Save the Environment Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:09:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Don Heacock http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/marine-life/fish-dying-en-masse-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1#comment-8263 Don Heacock Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:48:03 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=3#comment-8263 I am the district aquatic biologist on the island of Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, for the Hawaii Dept. of Natural Resources, and we recently (January-February 2009) had hundreds of triggerfish dying on the island of Niihau, which is sparsely population and has no commercial/resort development. Our investigation (necropsy and tissue screening for toxins) found that some of the fish had ingested biotoxins (microcystin) produced by freshwater blue-green algae. There are seasonal freshwater lakes/wetlands on Niihau that may have discharged toxic blue-green algae into the ocean during a large winter storm that occured the first week of January 2009. The only triggerfish found still alive, but swimming eradically with loss of equilibrium, in the area of the fish-kill was found in necropsy to have swollen and inflammed gills, indicating that something had caused acute trauma to the gills. If anyone can supply with more information, or a contact person's name and address, that might have necropsy data, or any other information that may identify the cause of the large fish-kill that occured in the Maldives in December 2007, I would be greatly appreciative. Sincerely, Don Heacock Kauai District Aquatic Biologist Division of Aquatic Resources Hawaii Dept. of Land & Natural Resources 3060 Eiwa Street, Room 306 Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii (USA) 96766 Cellular phone: 808-645-0532 I am the district aquatic biologist on the island of Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, for the Hawaii Dept. of Natural Resources, and we recently (January-February 2009) had hundreds of triggerfish dying on the island of Niihau, which is sparsely population and has no commercial/resort development. Our investigation (necropsy and tissue screening for toxins) found that some of the fish had ingested biotoxins (microcystin) produced by freshwater blue-green algae. There are seasonal freshwater lakes/wetlands on Niihau that may have discharged toxic blue-green algae into the ocean during a large winter storm that occured the first week of January 2009. The only triggerfish found still alive, but swimming eradically with loss of equilibrium, in the area of the fish-kill was found in necropsy to have swollen and inflammed gills, indicating that something had caused acute trauma to the gills.

If anyone can supply with more information, or a contact person’s name and address, that might have necropsy data, or any other information that may identify the cause of the large fish-kill that occured in the Maldives in December 2007, I would be greatly appreciative.
Sincerely,
Don Heacock
Kauai District Aquatic Biologist
Division of Aquatic Resources
Hawaii Dept. of Land & Natural Resources
3060 Eiwa Street, Room 306
Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii (USA) 96766
Cellular phone: 808-645-0532

]]> By: Brittany http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/marine-life/fish-dying-en-masse-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1#comment-1011 Brittany Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:16:20 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=3#comment-1011 Scientifically, i believe the cause is climate change. The snow melting is causing different temperatures and different and stronger winds which brings up the phytoplankton at the bottom of the sea. The overgrowth of the plant ends up dying and going to the bottom of the ocean and the bacteria that eats it uses up a great deal of the oxygen, causing fish at that level to die without enough oxygen. Scientifically, i believe the cause is climate change.
The snow melting is causing different temperatures and different and stronger winds which brings up the phytoplankton at the bottom of the sea. The overgrowth of the plant ends up dying and going to the bottom of the ocean and the bacteria that eats it uses up a great deal of the oxygen, causing fish at that level to die without enough oxygen.

]]> By: selvam http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/marine-life/fish-dying-en-masse-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1#comment-141 selvam Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:02:20 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=3#comment-141 a fish disease monitoring centre should start to monitor the environmental problem. As one started in India. I was working in the fish diseaseses, really astonishing to know that fishes also have most of the diseases, coused by bad envronment Selvam R Nath Marine Biologist Kulhudhuffushi a fish disease monitoring centre should start to monitor the environmental problem. As one started in India. I was working in the fish diseaseses, really astonishing to know that fishes also have most of the diseases, coused by bad envronment

Selvam R Nath
Marine Biologist
Kulhudhuffushi

]]> By: Oi Iya Vattalau http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/marine-life/fish-dying-en-masse-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1#comment-106 Oi Iya Vattalau Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:22:41 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=3#comment-106 now its time find the cause of 5 deaths in the junction of Fish Market, Male underground sounds to be boiling like a volcano to be erupted. lots of explosive toxic gas beneath Male subsurface soil . need deep boreholes investigation. Fish dying could be due to frequent occurring of sea floor volcanic eruptions, in the Indian ocean which leaves lots of toxic substances. these volcanoes were at dormant stage for years and now they become active. now its time find the cause of 5 deaths in the junction of Fish Market, Male underground sounds to be boiling like a volcano to be erupted. lots of explosive toxic gas beneath Male subsurface soil . need deep boreholes investigation.

Fish dying could be due to frequent occurring of sea floor volcanic eruptions, in the Indian ocean which leaves lots of toxic substances. these volcanoes were at dormant stage for years and now they become active.

]]> By: Yaamyn http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/marine-life/fish-dying-en-masse-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1#comment-81 Yaamyn Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:39:40 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=3#comment-81 I doubt if Hulhumale 2nd Phase reclamation can be the reason behind the fish dying all over the country... The sulfur theory sounds interesting, but are the amounts of sulfur (if at all) reaching Maldives from the Reunion isle sufficient to cause such large scale fish death? And if so, why hasn't anyone detected the sulfur content yet? It made me smile to read the post about this being some kind of divine sign... Why would the good lord kill the innocent fish to point us our flaws? :p I doubt if Hulhumale 2nd Phase reclamation can be the reason behind the fish dying all over the country…

The sulfur theory sounds interesting, but are the amounts of sulfur (if at all) reaching Maldives from the Reunion isle sufficient to cause such large scale fish death? And if so, why hasn’t anyone detected the sulfur content yet?

It made me smile to read the post about this being some kind of divine sign… Why would the good lord kill the innocent fish to point us our flaws? :p

]]> By: Shafeeg http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/marine-life/fish-dying-en-masse-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1#comment-66 Shafeeg Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:17:49 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=3#comment-66 Hey come on, lets not get personal on these matters. Everyone will agree the wealthy have a bigger hand in damaging the environment. Government policies are also not environment friendly. Instead of pointing fingers lets look at the planned projects for Maldives..Hulhumale 2nd phase and Gulhi Falhu reclamation! These are projects that will endanger Maldives fragility, more fish will die. If you really come to think about it instead of dumping the money on reclamating lagoons, there are already existing large islands where investments can be made in developing. eg L. Gan, Government can spend on housing, better school and hospital, shift some of the government offices there... Even the educated have their hands on techno projects rather than putting the people and the country first. Hey come on, lets not get personal on these matters. Everyone will agree the wealthy have a bigger hand in damaging the environment. Government policies are also not environment friendly. Instead of pointing fingers lets look at the planned projects for Maldives..Hulhumale 2nd phase and Gulhi Falhu reclamation! These are projects that will endanger Maldives fragility, more fish will die. If you really come to think about it instead of dumping the money on reclamating lagoons, there are already existing large islands where investments can be made in developing. eg L. Gan, Government can spend on housing, better school and hospital, shift some of the government offices there… Even the educated have their hands on techno projects rather than putting the people and the country first.

]]> By: Abdul Razzaq http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/marine-life/fish-dying-en-masse-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1#comment-61 Abdul Razzaq Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:07:00 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=3#comment-61 You got it close bigcat. But its not Nuclear testing by India...its Nuclear, Chemical and Biological weapons testing by golhaa himself. He's even got missile silos inside each atoll under the sea. He's a super villain fighting batman when he's not busy with the presidency. You got it close bigcat. But its not Nuclear testing by India…its Nuclear, Chemical and Biological weapons testing by golhaa himself. He’s even got missile silos inside each atoll under the sea. He’s a super villain fighting batman when he’s not busy with the presidency.

]]> By: bigcat http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/marine-life/fish-dying-en-masse-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1#comment-53 bigcat Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:44:00 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=3#comment-53 All the commenters have made good points...but did anyone ever thought that maybe it's all because of some secret Nuclear testing by our neighbour, Indian military....just think about it:) All the commenters have made good points…but did anyone ever thought that maybe it’s all because of some secret Nuclear testing by our neighbour, Indian military….just think about it:)

]]> By: Fish http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/marine-life/fish-dying-en-masse-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1#comment-48 Fish Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:17:57 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=3#comment-48 Not only trigger fish are dying there are numbers of stone fish seen dead floating around lagoon areas,most of the giant surgeon fishes seem to have a white like fungus growing in the fin areas and are continuously seen cleaned by cleaner fishes,also spotted grouper with the same effect.and have seen plenty dead. Not only trigger fish are dying there are numbers of stone fish seen dead floating around lagoon areas,most of the giant surgeon fishes seem to have a white like fungus growing in the fin areas and are continuously seen cleaned by cleaner fishes,also spotted grouper with the same effect.and have seen plenty dead.

]]> By: Maldives Lover http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/marine-life/fish-dying-en-masse-in-the-maldives/comment-page-1#comment-47 Maldives Lover Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:56:47 +0000 http://www.bluepeacemaldives.org/blog/?p=3#comment-47 May be I have an explanation for that. Many years ago in the Carribian all of a sudden some people died after they have eaten fish. Reef fish. That happened again and again. After a very long and costly search they have found out: Some of the reef fish were eating (poisened algs - which were not poisoness before) and were been eaten themselves from other fishes. And these fishes had the assambled quantity - and this was poisoness for people. The reason: The corall reefs were under stress and some of them produced poison - because on the other side and areas of the islands Hotels have been buildt and they bombed with explosives channels through the corals to have a lane to the Hotel Jetties. And the building and bombing was some time before the death with the fish meals popped up. Heavy (unnatural) disturbances in the reefs and the areas around have always a bad + partly deadly impact to the dorals and its fauna. When was there in the areas with the dead coral fishes building works going on? Please find out and compare it with the times - a few months later - when the dead fish turned up. Rgds Maldives Lover May be I have an explanation for that.

Many years ago in the Carribian all of a sudden some people died after they have eaten fish. Reef fish. That happened again and again. After a very long and costly search they have found out:

Some of the reef fish were eating (poisened algs – which were not poisoness before) and were been eaten themselves from other fishes. And these fishes had the assambled quantity – and this was poisoness for people.

The reason:

The corall reefs were under stress and some of them produced poison – because on the other side and areas of the islands Hotels have been buildt and they bombed with explosives channels through the corals to have a lane to the Hotel Jetties. And the building and bombing was some time before the death with the fish meals popped up. Heavy (unnatural) disturbances in the reefs and the areas around have always a bad + partly deadly impact to the dorals and its fauna.

When was there in the areas with the dead coral fishes building works going on? Please find out and compare it with the times – a few months later – when the dead fish turned up.

Rgds Maldives Lover

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