Seas benefiting from MCO

All clear: The thick bands and splotches of redness that appeared off Tanjung Bungah, Penang last year is no where to be seen this year due to the drop in human activities in and around the surrounding seas.

GEORGE TOWN: Around this time of the year, many parts of the sea around Penang would turn rusty red because of an algal bloom.

It is not the dreaded and toxic red tide, but still an unhappy sign of intense organic pollution.