You Changxiong grieves over his abalones which were killed by a red tide in Suao Township of Pingtan County, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 29, 2012. The red tide killed almost all the abalones Mr. You raised. Abalone farms in the offshore waters of Pingtan have suffered from a red tide that occurred on May 25. Direct economic losses could be estimated at 220 million yuan (34.8 million U.S. dollars), as more than half of the area's 100 million abalones have died as a result of the algal bloom. Local authorities are making efforts to help abalone raisers minimize their losses. [Xinhua]