Sargassum seaweed causes fish kill in St Andrew
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Authorities are investigating a fish kill in the Greenpond at Morgan Lewis Beach, St Andrew.
According to Minister of Maritime Affairs and Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey, who toured the area today with other ministry officials and the top brass of the Coastal Zone Management Unit, preliminary evidence indicates that the fish in the pond are dying from the sargassum seaweed that has been pushed into major coastal wetlands by significant sea swells.
“So, between the salt water and the sargassum seaweed getting into the pond, it made it very difficult for life in the pond to continue as normal, and that’s the reason why we are seeing some of the fish affected in the way that they are being affected. We are hoping to reduce that in the very near future,” Humphrey said.
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Government is moving ahead with its plan to clear derelict boats that were abandoned on state property.
Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey said very soon, there will be limits placed on the amount of time abandoned boats could be left at the fishing facilities.
“Many fishermen have expressed to me that they want the old boats moved as well. And we have already started the process as some boats have already been moved and others are in various stages of being moved. We have had several conversations with owners to move the old boats.