SidJames Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 There are some pretty big slicks of something green in the sea just off Pratumnak & Dongtan beaches. My camera does not do it justice here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Is it the recent Bang Saen plankton bloom drifting down to us? https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/986685-bang-saen-sea-turns-green-as-area-experiences-plankton-bloom/ Looks a bit like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolsti Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 my staff are reporting it at Wongamat also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Don't worry its just the "normal algae/plankton bloom" along with the "normal flotsum" and "normal" Mersey trout that escape from the water treatment plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidJames Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 Gone today so all is tickety boo & the water is crystal clear. I have seen any dolphins though just one's by the tunnel & city hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabphil Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 might be cyrstal clear but doubt if its clean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Because brown was already taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobsworth Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 i have a theory that the seawater is always dirtier around the time of a full moon and cleanest around the time of no moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbi1 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Homer Simpson went out for a swim but melted away in the hot Pattaya sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grusa Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) Would you swim in this? https://vimeo.com/221406402 (Turn down the sound) Two days ago. Edited June 13, 2017 by Grusa Noisy background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaan82 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 I would not eat any seafood, a lot of articles about this algae cause neurological diseases. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/algae-bloom-toxin-linked-to-alzheimers-and-other-neurodegenerative-diseases/Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 The green bloom here made the news: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/987732-pattaya-sea-turns-lurid-green-as-plankton-bloom-hits-resort/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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