Centre For Environment Fisheries Aquaculture Science
May 31
10:54
2022
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Between October and December 2021, dead and dying crabsand lobsterswere washed ashore in unusually high numbers alongparts ofthenorth-eastcoast of England.
A range of potential causes including licensed dredging activity, chemical contamination, activities related to offshore windfarms, presence of algal blooms and aquatic animal disease were investigated. No single, consistent causative factor was identified.
However, a harmful algal bloom present in the area was identified as of significance and the most likely cause.