The oceanographer warned about the appearance of poisonous fish in Primorye

Anatoly Tavrichesky, a member of the Russian Geographical Society, an oceanographer, told about the appearance of a poisonous puffer fish in Primorye.

In conversation with aif.ru On Tuesday, August 4, ot noted that there is nothing unusual about this phenomenon. According to him, over the past decades, the water temperature in the world's oceans has increased, which is why warm currents in the Far East have shifted north. It was changes in climate and hydrological conditions, the expert noted, that led to the appearance of puffer fish off the coast of Primorye.

Pufferfish are especially often spotted off the coast of Vladivostok, and last week there was a massive fish release at the mouth of the Partizanskaya River.

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At the end of July, Tavrichesky noted that puffer fish washed up on the shore quite often. Climate change invariably leads to complex processes that change habitats, flora and fauna, the website writes. kp.ru .

At the same time, Yulia Trebukhova, a spokeswoman for the A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center for Marine Biology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (NSCMB FEB RAS), said that the appearance of pufferfish in the rivers of Primorsky Krai is the norm. Some species, such as the white-spotted dogfish, may inhabit coastal waters and not avoid fresh water, Moscow 24 reports.

In early July, fishermen in Primorye caught puffer fish almost every day, which swam massively to the shores of the region due to abnormally warm water. Life.ru . Neither birds nor animals eat it, as it is too dangerous, RIAMO clarifies.

This fish contains the deadly poison tetrodoxin. It can cause severe poisoning even in small amounts, so you should not touch it, reports 360.ru .

A few years ago, Chinese scientists recreated the taste of puffer fish. Puffer fish is very popular in East Asian countries, and it is especially loved in China and Japan for its delicate taste. But at the same time, cooking fish requires excellent culinary skills.