Chairman of the Organization for Science and Wildlife, Ezz El-Nasr Ebizio, has disclosed that it is likely that the death of fish in the seaport of Derna was due to the pollution of the waters of the port basin with sewage.
Preliminary estimates of the death of fourteen species of fish show the presence of sewage pollution in the aquarium and the emergence of high levels of toxic ammonia, Ebizio added.
He explained that samples were taken to the central city of Al-Bayda in order to conduct analyses to reveal the circumstances of the occurrence of this incident, which is a threat to marine environmental security.
Social media platforms circulated pictures and videos showing the death of large numbers of fish in the port of Derna, while specialists attributed this to the use of "poisons or explosives" by some fishermen to catch them, warning of the serious impact on fisheries and food security.
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