According to biologist Elizabeth Fernandez, head of the municipal environmental office, told VON that the strongest hypothesis is that the creatures died because of what is called red tide, thus named because the sea takes on a reddish tint.
According to the professional, it could have occurred at a moment when the tide was rising and contaminated this part of the river.
“The Ministry of Environment ought to determine, by means of a Toxicology laboratory, to come to a conclusion as to the cause of the death of all of these fish,” indicated the biologist.
For his part, when this medium consulted Luis Dobles, executive president of Incopesca, said, “The behavior has been monitored permanently by the corresponding authorities and by the Commission on Red Tide and, to date, all of the laboratory tests performed have come back negative as far as if the phenomenon has become toxic for the fish and mollusks that are normally affected, much less for human beings.” |
