South Korea: Conclusion of asphyxiation due to lack of oxygen

The cause of the mass death of sardines in Masan Bay in Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, which began at the end of last month, was concluded to be asphyxiation due to lack of oxygen. As a result of a survey conducted on the 18th by the National Institute of Fisheries Science (Director Dong-shik Woo, hereafter referred to as the “Aquaculture Institute”) on the sea area where sardine death occurred, oxygen-deficient water masses (empty oxygen water masses) occurred, and the mouth, which is a characteristic symptom when dying due to lack of oxygen, was Combining the fact that a large number of dead bodies were found and that no infectious agents, algal organisms, and harmful substances that could cause mass death were detected, the cause of mass death was concluded as 'death due to lack of oxygen'. From the 2nd to the 7th, the aquaculture institute investigated various items such as field investigation, bioanalysis, marine environment, marine physics, red tide, and changes in fishery ...