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The red tide area in Kagoshima Bay, Japan, observed by AVNIR-2.

This image was observed by AVNIR-2 over Kagoshima Bay in Apr. 7,

2006 10:50JST. In this image the red tide area is spread to the coast of Ibusuki and along the counterclockwise eddy reached to the other side of the coastof the bay.

The red tide caused by Noctiluca is not harmful to fishery and it grows in the dark when it's stimulated.
The red tide area in Kagoshima Bay, Japan, observed by AVNIR-2.
The red tide area in Kagoshima Bay, Japan, observed by AVNIR-2.
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