Large numbers of dead fish have been washing up on the shore of Noonu Atoll lhohi.Lhohi council Vice-President Hussain Niyaz said that many dead fish have been gathering in the lagoon and are being washed up ashore polluting the beach for the past two days.
Councilor stated that some fish are not dead when they wash up ashore but are injured and he added that many species of dead fish are being observed out in the ocean.
“We have travelled to some nearby islands to observe, but very few amounts of dead fish are washed up the shores in other islands. Lhohi beach is completely polluted by the dead and rotting fish.” Niyaz said.
He added that the issue had been notified to the Marine Research Centre and that similar issues came up from time to time. Read More
