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NASA
RELEASES SATELLITE IMAGERY OF MASSIVE ALGAE BLOOM BLAMED FOR
KILLING MORE THAN 700 TONS OF NORWEGIAN SALMON
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Scientists at NASA are releasing
satellite imagery of a cloud of algae that has been blamed
for killing hundreds of tons salmon in the Atlantic.
The salmon are apparently being smothered by a slimy green
algae called chattonella that have already killed over 700
tons of farm-raised salmon in recent days, according
to Reuters. The harmful algal bloom (HAB) was first detected
on March 19 and renders the salmon inedible for humans.
This is particularly troublesome for ;Europe's food production,
which has been heavily relying on fish to take the place
of other foods in light of foot-and-mouth disease.
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The
SeaWiFS instrument aboard the OrbView-2 spacecraft is currently being
used to monitor the development of the spring phytoplankton bloom
around Norway and Denmark and predict the development of toxic blooms.
The first image is a "true-color" shot of the area; the second
image is false-color, where red indicates high concentrations of
the poisonous chattonella algae and phytoplankton.
SUPER: NASA / ORBIMAGE
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