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The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has activated the West Coast Rock Lobster contingency plan and issued a situation red alert following the harmful algal bloom that has been developing.
Since last week, at least five tonnes of west coast rock lobster have been reported walking out, owed to a harmful algal bloom developing in the west coast in the Western Cape.
Scientist says there is ‘nothing freaky’ about the red tide but warns against eating affected marine life
An algae bloom triggering a massive lobster walkout on the West Coast could put an already strained population of West Coast lobster under even more stress.
An estimated five tons of rock lobster walked out of the sea this week following a harmful algal bloom that has been developing on the West Coast of the Western Cape. Also known as a red tide, it is the latest in increasing incidence of the devastating phenomenon.