There was a mass die-off of crabs, lobsters and other crustaceans off the coast of northeast England, from October to December 2021.A new study has shed light on what caused the die-off of crabs, lobsters and other crustaceans in late 2021.A government commissioned study by independent experts has pinned the deaths to a pathogen.
A first study by government scientists into the mystery phenomenon blamed a"naturally occurring harmful algal bloom" stretching from the towns of Hartlepool to Whitby. Maintenance dredging, required to keep the port open, was also"very unlikely" as the cause, failing to generate enough pyridine or other toxic chemicals to kill the crabs.
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