A Suspected Toxic Leak In Russia's Far East Has Killed 95% Of Marine Life Along A Surfer's Beach

Kamchatka officials revealed Tuesday that the perimeter at Kozelsky site, which stores over 100 tons of toxic substances, including pesticides, had been breached. Lena Pillars, a World Heritage Site, hit by the rampant flames, as calls grow for greater efforts to tackle infernos. In early September, the water changed color to a greyish-yellow, with a thick milky foam on the surface, and a strong foul smell filled the air. Lyubov Morekhodova glides over the pure ice on skates made by her father not long after World War Two. "On the shore, we did not find any large dead sea animals or birds, " scientist Ivan Usatov said according to a report posted on the governor's official website. 'The Kamchatka region faces a challenging environmental situation which involves the mass death of marine animals and hydrobionts in Avacha Bay of the Pacific Ocean. Earlier the governor called for international researchers from leading universities in the USA, Japan and China to join the investigation of the major environmental catastrophe that caused the mass death of marine life off the coast of the Kamchatka peninsula. A dozen deep-sea giant octopuses washed ashore at the island of Paramushir, Northern Kuril Islands, 300km south from the Kamchatka peninsula where people continue to report mass death of marine animals. The king of marine animals. 'The coast is covered with dead octopuses, sea urchins, crabs, mollusk and flounder. The findings concur with earlier accounts from locals posted on social media.

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"All of our underwater beauty is of gray and yellow colors, the fish looks like they've been boiling in hot water... and this is all happening just 200 meters away from the house I live in. "However, when diving, we found that there is a mass death of benthos [bottom-dwelling organisms] at depths from 10 to 15 meters -- 95% are dead. The new case is some 371km land distance away (further by the sea) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, where first deaths of marine animals were flagged by the local surfers community at the beginning of September. A few days later, octopuses, seals and other sea creatures began to wash up on the beach. Creatures of the dead. So far several groups of Russian scientists said that according to their research it was the so-called Red Tide - the rapid activation of toxic algae - that killed marine life. Local media outlets have speculated about a possible oil tanker leak or military drills gone wrong, which the Defense Ministry denied. Initial probes showed that levels of phenol, a substance often used as antiseptic or disinfectant, were 2. 'We invite you to consider the possibility of joining the research group and help us to identify the causes of the pollution of the Pacific Ocean near Kamchatka. Mayi posted videos of the yellowish foam at the Khalaktyrsky beach filmed at the end of September. 'There is no clarity yet, but the toxic algae version is taking a lead.

Animals That Live In The Dead Sea

The Russian branch of Greenpeace pointed to a nearby toxic waste dump as a possible source of the leak. Video from west coast of Kamchatka, village of Ozernovsky by the Sea of Okhotsk. A photographer who participated in the underwater expedition with the scientists also experienced a retina burn, the report added. But amid mounting pressure, Russia's Investigative Committee Wednesday launched a criminal probe into suspected violations in the use of environmentally hazardous substances and waste and marine pollution. This was the second 'octopi tide' filmed by residents of Severo-Kurilsk at the Island of Paramushir. 'We are faced with a massive new phenomenon which science is yet to comprehend', governor of Kamchatka Vladimir Solodov commented on the Sea of Okhtosk marine death report. 'Unlikely it was caused by a storm, we have bad weather every other day and no sea animals are thrown out like this on a mass scale', resident of Severo-Kurilsk Alexander told local channel. Pictures: Greenpeace Russia, Russian Ministry of Emergencies, Mayi Rudik. River and sea water sampling around Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, and Mayi Rudik, Russian national surfing team member who suffered from corneal burn after training at the Khalaktyrsky beach at Kamchatka. Is there any animal life in the dead sea. The first mass death of octopuses, sea urchins, crabs and shells was reported five days earlier on 2 October. Another - unnamed - scientist involved in studying the affected waters of the Pacific Ocean said that he found no trace of micro-algae in the sea. The Red Tide version is nothing but a speculation without a documented proof of toxins in the tissues of the affected marine animals, Doctor of Biology, professor of the Department of Ecology and Nature Management of the Kamchatka State Technical University Tatiana Klochkova told RBC. A day earlier another case of mass death of marine wildlife was reported by a resident of Ozerkovsky village by the Sea of Okhotsk on the western coast of the Kamchatka peninsula.

Is There Any Animal Life In The Dead Sea

The Russian Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case into the eye damage suffered by leading surfer Mayi Rudik, 36, after training at the Khalaktyrsky beach outside Petropavlocsk-Kamchatsky. 5 times higher than normal, and petroleum levels 3. 'The causes of this phenomenon remain unclear. "Our guys went diving and they came back to surface with tears on their eyes! The scientists said they believe the contaminated area is much larger than the parts they examined and that the remaining marine life is under threat due to lack of any sustenance left for them to survive on.

The King Of Marine Animals

Soul-stirring images of eruption on the Klyuchevskaya Sopka caught by extreme travellers at altitude of 2, 850 metres (9, 350 ft). However, this summer was abnormally warm for Kamchatka with a high number of sunny days which could have provoked an outbreak of plankton blooming', Klochkova said. "The investigators are checking all possible sources of pollution, including the territories of landfills adjacent to the Avachinsky Bay and the coastal strip of Khalaktyr where toxic chemicals are stored, " the Investigative Committee said in a statement. Mass death of hydrobionts and fish at the Sea of Okhotsk, west of Kamchatka as battle of the toxic tide versions continues. That statement drew a social media backlash, which gained more traction after a post from a prominent YouTuber Yury Dud, featuring drone shots of a dark layer on the surface of the water and dozens of dead animals on the shore, went viral. The entire seabed was full of dead animals' corpses, " a local tour guide Kristina Rozenberg wrote on her Instagram page. Giant octopuses were twiced washed on the beach outside Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir island. Karina became the symbol of resilience and hope when - aged only 4 - she survived 12 days in taiga of Yakutia. Deep-sea octopuses filmed on the beach outside Severo-Kurilsk. This is the latest in a string of ecological disasters Russia has seen in recent years, coming four months after 20, 000 tons of fuel from a damaged tank poured into a nearby river in the Siberian city of Norilsk. Some large fish, shrimps and crabs have survived, but in very small numbers. Kozelsky military waste site, picture Leks_85_Kamchatka. CNN) A suspected toxic spill along a beach on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has killed 95% of marine life on the surrounding seabed, local scientists have said, following a weeks-long campaign to investigate the mysterious incident.

It is still unclear what caused the contamination. Local surfers were the first to spot that something was wrong at Khalaktyr beach after about 20 people in a surf camp experienced severe retina burns and symptoms similar to food poisoning. More than 400 surfers have trained at the beach, with dozens of them reporting worsening eyesight, fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, skin rashes and head and throat aches. Mystery how the bronze dancer, his arms raised in an ecstatic trance, reached modern-day Novosibirsk region. 'Without detecting toxins in the animals organs and tissues talks about microalgae is speculation. 'The research group will work remotely and examine the available analyses results and hypotheses of our scientists', Vladimir Solodov wrote in his appeal to the scientists. In a meeting with Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov, local scientists reported that the majority of marine life on the seabed was dead. One of our next tasks would be to organise expeditions to find out what led to the activation of the algae', said Alexey Ozerov, director of Kamchatka-based Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The local authorities at first dismissed the reports.

Water samples showed high levels of micro-algae which release toxins when blooming, thus depleting water of oxygen and harming invertebrates, said vice president of Russian Academy of Sciences Andrey Adrianov.