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Phytoplankton Calamity

Monday, June 13, 2022

A phytoplankton explosion in the Bima Bay, Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara, is caused by waste and rising seawater temperatures. It destroys fisherman’s income.

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Brown jelly covering Bima Bay, West Nusa Tenggara, May 3. Phytoplankton explosions have turned the waters of Bima Bay into a brown jelly-like puddle. Mongabay/DKP NTB . tempo : 174534437053.

YUDHA, 40, has not gone out to sea for over a month. This fisherman from Bina Baru, Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, has been unable to fish due to a burst of phytoplankton, which has changed the waters of the Bima Bay on the Sumbawa Island into brown, jelly-like matter. This phytoplankton explosion points to an overpopulation of algae.

Yudha said that going out into the water would be a waste of time, effort, and especially costs. “When we throw

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