Gov't opens Isahaya lock gates for 2-month probe

Gov't opens Isahaya lock gates for 2-month probe

ISAHAYA, Japan - The farm ministry opens Isahaya Bay's lock gates in Nagasaki Prefecture on April 24 as part of its probe, to last about two months, into the cause of poor seaweed harvests in the area. Seawater was allowed into the freshwater reservoir (foreground) for the first time in five years since the gates were closed April 14, 1997.

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