Some red tides of “Cochlo” gave damage to marine organisms. As wild organisms such as fish can escape to safe area, they are seldom affected. But fish in an aquaculture cage can not swim out form there and are easily affected, if a red tide of “Cochlo” approaches to the cage.
Spreading red tide of “Cochlo” near longline farm in Korea
Fish killed by “Cochlo” red tide
(Picture is Provided by Tottori Prefectual Fisheries Research Center, Japan)
(Picture is Provided by Tottori Prefectual Fisheries Research Center, Japan)
Coelenterate killed by “Cochlo” red tide
(Picture is Provided by Tottori Prefectual Fisheries Research Center, Japan)
(Picture is Provided by Tottori Prefectual Fisheries Research Center, Japan)
Mollusk killed by “Cochlo” red tides
(Picture is Provided by Tottori Prefectual Fisheries Research Center, Japan)
(Picture is Provided by Tottori Prefectual Fisheries Research Center, Japan)
Damage by “Cochlo” red tides in Japan and Korea
Japan
| Month/Year | Location | Suffered species | Economic loss (1,000 yen) |
| Aug. 1998 | Hikoshima, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Pref. |
Fishes | No report |
| Aug.1998 | Tsushima, Nagasaki Pref. | Amberjacks | 1,122 |
| Aug. 1999 | Imari Bay, Saga Pref. | Sea bream Yellowtail Puffer fish Others |
340,000 220,000 180,000 2,000 |
| Aug. 2002 | Goto Islands, Nagasaki Pref. | Amberjacks Horse mackerel |
29,044 1,240 |
| Sep. 2002 | Abu Town, Susa Town and Tamagawa Town, Yamaguchi Pref. and Masuda City and Misumi Town, Shimane Pref. |
Yellowtail | 15,000 |
| Aug. 2003 | Western part of Kyushu (Yatsushiro) | Flatfish | No report |
| Aug. 2003 | Western part of Kyushu (Yatsushiro) | Yellowtail Greater amberjack Others |
470,062 117,285 461 |
| Aug. 2003 | Goto Islands, Nagasaki Pref. | Amberjacks White trevally |
29,044 1,240 |
| Sep. 2003 | Northern part of Kyushu | Yellowtail | 15,000 |
| Sep. 2004 | Western part of Kyushu (Yatsushiro) | Yellowtail Puffer fish Greater amberjack White trevally Amberjack |
227,880 56,000 2,549 893 60 |
| Sep. 2004 | Tsushima, Nagasaki Pref. | Yellowtail White trevally |
864 347 |
| Aug. 2005 | Northern part of Kyushu (Imari) | Puffer fish | 7,241 |
| Jul.-Aug. 2006 | Western part of Kyushu (Yatsushiro) | Yellowtail Amberjack Greater amberjack White trevally Puffer fish Sea bream |
61,118 210 21 1,709 1,000 50 |
| Aug. 2006 | Tsushima, Nagasaki Pref. | Tuna Yellowtail |
3,514 30 |
| total | 1,784,984 | ||
Korea
| Year | Location | Suffered species | Economic loss (million US＄) |
| 1992 | Tongyoung & Koje Coastal Waters | Flatfish Rock fish Yellowtail |
26.9 |
| 1993 | Tongyoung & Koje Coastal Waters | Flatfish Rock fish Yellowtail |
11.7 |
| 1995 | Whole South & East Sea | Flatfish Rock fish Yellowtail Oyster Abalone |
95.4 |
| 1996 | Middle and East Parts of South Sea | Flatfish Rock fish Yellowtail |
2.6 |
| 1997 | Middle and East Parts of South Sea | Flatfish Rock fish Yellowtail |
1.9 |
| 1999 | South Sea & South Parts of East Sea | Flatfish Rock fish |
0.3 |
| 2001 | Whole South & East Sea | Flatfish Rock fish Yellowtail |
7 |
| 2002 | Whole South & East Sea | Flatfish Rock fish Yellowtail |
7 |
| 2003 | Whole South & East Sea | Flatfish Rock fish Yellowtail |
17.9 |
| 2004 | South Sea | Flatfish Rock fish Yellowtail |
0.1 |
| total | 170.8 | ||
