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Death of Sea Life Off Russia Peninsula 'Caused By Algae'

23 Oct 2020
Петропавловск-Камчатский, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
The event caused a die off of up to 95% of marine life along the seabed. The Russia's Academy of Sciences announced that the mass death was due to the effects of toxins from single-cell algae. Environmentalists are conducting their own inquiries and were not yet able to confirm the official probe's findings. Environmental campaigners said they were conducting their own inquiries and were not yet able to confirm the official probe's findings.
The Moscow Times / Tom Okey
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