If algae is present in the water you consume, you could be made sick.
Direct contact or unintended consumption of algae-contaminated water can cause red skin, sore throat, cramps, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. If you have any concerns, consult with your healthcare provider. WSA recommends not eating shellfish or organ meats from fish caught in lakes with active blooms.
This is according to the province's Water Security Agency, as Algal blooms commonly occur during calm, hot weather in areas of lakes and reservoirs with shallow, slow-moving or still water that has sufficient nutrients. The blooms can last up to three weeks and can be pushed around the lake or reservoir by the wind.
The Water Security Agency (WSA) released a public safety notice in June, that rising temperatures can cause patches of harmful blue-green algae to appear in our province's lakes and reservoirs.
The WSA and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health are advising the public that, to ensure your safety, and that of pets and livestock, avoid direct contact, and consumption of any surface water where blue-green algae blooms are occurring. Pet owners and livestock producers are also advised to keep their animals away from suspected blooms.
Read more from the WSA HERE.
A close-up photo taken Wednesday of the freshly-bloomed algae on Nickle Lake, which is the result of the recent heat wave,
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