{"id":672,"date":"2018-01-25T05:46:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T05:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/rak\/en\/shopping\/red-tide-uae-coast\/"},"modified":"2018-01-25T05:46:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T05:46:22","slug":"red-tide-uae-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/rak\/en\/news\/red-tide-uae-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimmers Are Warned To Avoid Certain Areas After ‘Red Tide’ Develops Along UAE Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/p>\nSwimmers and fishermen on the Western Coast of the Arabian Gulf and the Eastern Coast of the Gulf of Oman be warned; the presence of ‘Red Tide’ has been observed and is being closely monitored by authorities.<\/p>\n
Red tide, or algae bloom, signifies the presence of\u00a0phytoplankton, a naturally occurring\u00a0phenomenon,\u00a0some\u00a0types of which\u00a0can be poisonous to humans (at this point, no poisonous\u00a0phytoplankton has been detected).<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Ras Al Khaimah Environmental Protection and Development Authority alerted authorities who have warned swimmers and fishermen to remain clear of the areas alongside the economic zone overlooking the west coast of the Arabian Gulf and the eastern coast of the Gulf of Oman.<\/p>\n