LIPI conducts study on poisonous red tide<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Institute of Sciences is
\nconducting research on certain species of algae, which can
\nfatally poison marine life and people who consume infected
\nshellfish.<\/p>\n
The institute's scientists are studying the red tide, an over
\npopulation of four species of poisonous algae named Pyrodinium,
\nGymnodinium, Gambierdiscus and Trichodesmium.<\/p>\n
When the algae population explodes, the color of the sea will
\nturn red, brown red or light green.<\/p>\n
When this happens, the algae can also endanger the life of
\nfish, shrimps or other organisms in the water.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Anugerah Nontji, head of the institute's research
\nand development center for oceanology, told reporters that the
\ninstitute is not able to predict when the next algae population
\nexplosion will be.<\/p>\n
\"This algae explosion is very unpredictable because they can
\nvanish in two or three days and the scientists won't find the
\nalgae when they try to observe it,\" he said.<\/p>\n
According to Anugerah, the institute has conducted a joint-
\nresearch with French scientists under the West Pacific Program to
\nexpand the observation and has cooperated with Japan and Canada
\nto organize a training program in Jakarta and Ambon.<\/p>\n
He said the institute also works with universities to deal
\nwith potential problems of the red tide.<\/p>\n
However, Anugerah added that the institute's scientists have
\nnot been able to determine the level of poisoning because its
\nlaboratory does not have the suitable instruments.(05)<\/p>",
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