Then, in July 1992, a deadly red tide of poisonous plankton struck the bay.

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Wildlife officials and their partners have this year rescued 12 manatees suffering from the effects of red tide.

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"In the case of red tide, we can move our oysters to a safe place, " says Nobutaka Yamagiwa, a pearl grower on Ago Bay.

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Also causing Red Tide and Pfiesteria.

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Amid waves of grass in red and green and the hush of the tide, the sun set over the hills.

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