

Authorities from the Secretariat of Urban Development and Environment (Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Medio Ambiente: Seduma), discarded having a record of the presence of “patches” of red tide in the Yucatan coast, despite the fact that some fishermen from San Felipe, Rio Lagartos and Las Coloradas reported sightings of floating dead fish near the shore, situation that could be provoked by other factors.
The head of Seduma, Eduardo Batllori Sampedro, explained in an interview that the season for the possible appearance of this phenomenon occurs between the months of May and September, although the case of sporadic red tide “patches” is possible.
He pointed out that according to the records of the past years, the red tides that have affected the coast of Yucatán, have been recorded between August and September.
“So far we have no record, there may be some “patches” but these do not represent a major problem or a a significant impact on the ecosystem,” he said.
The state official reaffirmed that when the tide is very large and a massive mortality of organisms begins to occur, it is highly recommended that people do not eat these fish, because they could get sick.
Batllori Sampedro explained that the appearance of the red tide in the state maintains two points of origin:
One that is linked to the current of the Yucatan channel and that from May onwards accelerate the bottom currents, which rise to the surface loaded with nutrients with warmer and more transparent waters that generate an explosion of life and a mixture of seaweed.
Another, he continued, is linked to the rains, since in the area of Dzilam de Bravo and the cenotes ring there are large loads of nitrogen and silicates that dissolve with the rock, with which the algae blooms.
He recalled that there is a committee in charge of monitoring the red tide in the Yucatan coast, and that it was formed in coordination with the Federal Commission for Protection against Sanitary Risks (Comisión Federal para la Protección de Riesgo Sanitario: Cofepris), which is responsible for the monitoring of food and beverage establishments.
“The Coferpris carries out a follow-up at restaurants and Civil Protection is responsible for the collection and removal of organisms on the beach and in any case, bury them according to protocol,” Batllori Sampedro concluded.
Source: SIPSE
Comments
more recommended stories
Merida Airport averages 8,300 daily passengers
Prior to the start of the.
More than 20 Mérida subdivisions are located in areas of high risk of flooding
Many of these subdivisions are very.
90 million pesos to be invested in the Cozumel Airport
The Manager of the Cozumel airport,.
One dead after another hunting accident in Yucatan
On Sunday, June 26th, a 67-year-old.
Democrats who could run for president in 2024
Joe Biden’s universal name ID helped.
Three systems in the Atlantic forming around the Yucatan Peninsula
Forecasters are watching a disturbance in.
Kanasín police officers prevent a man from committing suicide on a Periférico bridge
A man climbed the bridge located.
Alvaro Leyva, a negotiator between the Marxist FARC rebels and the Colombian government announced as new cabinet member
Colombia’s leftist president-elect Gustavo Petro named.
Rudy Giuliani is assaulted by a grocery store employee In Staten Island
Controversial former New York City Mayor.
Yucatan’s Ie-Tram transport system will be the only one of its kind in all of Latin America
Mexico’s Yucatán governor Mauricio Vila has.
Leave a Comment