French Polynesia: Large fish numbers in Moruroa
Thursday, 13 July 2006, 8:33 pm
Press Release: Radio New Zealand International
French Polynesia reports large fish numbers in Moruroa
The
French armed forces in French Polynesia say the lagoon of
Moruroa atoll has exceptionally large fish.
The findings
are contained in studies by two French institutes which
looked at marine life in the lagoon of the former nuclear
weapons testing site.
The military statement says the
exceptional numbers of fish could be due to the absence of
any fishing activity in the area.
It also says a wide
opening in the reef allows for an easy exchange of marine
life with the surrounding sea.
The researchers identified
200 different fish in the lagoon, with many large species,
including many
sharks.
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