Don’t worry if you have seen a change in the sea colour at Jumeriah beach recently. The Dubai Municipality has got it covered.

This morning they put a post on Instagram addressing the issue. The post reads – “We have noticed yesterday morning that the sea colour in some areas of Jumeirah beaches have changed. A specialized technical team from the Environment Department conducted the required tests and it turned out that this is one type of Algal Blooms (Trichodesmium Erythraeum Bloom) which is not harmful and will fade within the next two days.

Algal blooms, according to our online search, is a rapid increase in the population of algae in water that is recorgnised by the discolouration in the water from their pigments.

As the Dubai Municipality has mentioned in their post, it is not harmful and will gradually fade away.

So, go ahead hit the beach this weekend without any worries.

. أكدت إدارة البيئة بأن تغير لون مياه البحر صباح الأمس في بعض الأجزاء من شواطئ منطقة جميرا هو نوع من أنواع ظاهرة الازدهار الطحلبي الموسمية غير الضارة من فصيلة (Trichodesmium erythraeum bloom)، والتي ستتلاشى خلال الأيام القادمة. وليس لها أية أضرار على صحة رواد الشواطئ، وقد قام فريق فني مختص من الإدارة بمعاينة المواقع وعمل الفحوصات المخبرية اللازمة. The Environment Department confirmed that the change in sea color yesterday morning in some areas of Jumeirah beaches was due to one type of algal blooms (Trichodesmium erythraeum bloom) which is not harmful and will fade in the coming days. This conclusion was based on the tests carried out by a specialized technical team from the department. #دبي #بلدية_دبي #إدارة_البيئة #شواطئ_دبي #طحالب #Dubai #mydubai #Dubaimunicipality #Environment_Department #Dubai_Beaches #Algalbloom

Публикация от Dubai Municipality (@dubaimunicipality) Май 25 2017 в 11:56 PDT

Source: khaleejtimes.com