Frozen ice engrosses east China sea

Frozen ice engrosses east China sea
The worst sea ice in nearly half a centuryugg outletoff China's east coast is causing unprecedented damage. The Shandong government claims the province's fishing industry suffereduggs on salelosses of more than a billion yuan.
Ice covers a large part of the Bohaiugg australiaSea off China's east coast. The affected area is getting larger.
Nearly 40 percent of the Bohai Sea is frozen - itugg boots ukhasn't been this bad in 30 years. The ice in some areas is 20 centimeters thick.
The ice is having an adverseuggs ukeffect on marine life, transport, fishing, and offshore mining inugg bootsnortheast China's Liaoning Province, north China's Hebei Province and Tianjin Municipality.
The ice closed 16 fishingugg australiaharbors. Nearly 4,000 fishing boats have beenugg boots saletrapped, meaning 100-thousand tons of fish and seafood did not make it to market.
The economic loss stands at a staggering 1uggs salebillion yuan or 150 million US dollars.
The sea ice appeared in earlyUggs SaleJanuary along the coasts of the Bohai and Yellow Seas, as cold fronts pushed temperatures to minus 10 degrees Celsius.
The Shandong provincial marine and fisheryUggs Saledepartment is sending groups to help fishermen avoid further problems.