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Article: Dawn patrols keep Qingdao algae at bay
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- August 11, 2008
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The dawn boat patrols off the coast of this Chinese port on Monday were searching for one very specific threat to Olympic sailing events: Bright green algae.
In June and July a vast algae bloom, to which sailors gave names like "The Fairway" and "The Carpet," clogged about 30 percent of the 50 square kilometers (19.3 square miles) of sailing area. Chinese Olympic organizers spared no effort it clearing it away, calling out thousands of troops and volunteers to pick it up from as many as 1,500 boats and along the shore.
Having won the battle, they are now determined to win the "algae war," with an armada of 300 fishing trawlers and 1,500 ...