The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, while studying the causes of the recent mass fish deaths in the four central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue, have highlighted images that show the destruction wrought by the pollution.
Dead coral reef in Son Cha Island in Thua Thien-Hue Province
In Ha Tinh, scientists visited the area around Ron Ma Cape and Son Duong Island which is about 7.5 kilometres from the Formosa Company’s discharge pipe. The pictures, taken on May 6 show thin layers of coral and about 35-40% of reef that died about a month ago.
Dead coral reef in Bai Chuoi in Thua Thien-Hue Province
In Quang Binh, the photos taken of the seabed in La and Nom islands on May 7 show that only 10% of coral reefs left. There are no coral reef fish seen here.
In Quang Tri, scientists examining Cua Tung found clams had died en mass on the seabed.
The seabed was covered by a thick brown layer.
Off the coast of Thua Thien Hue, the coral reef and clams around Son Cha Island had died. The seabed was covered by a thick brown layer.