The deployment of the Special Task Unit underscored the importance the United Assurance Bureau placed on the incident.
If it were just a starfish outbreak, it wouldn't be anything unusual, as these occurrences happened every few years.
The rise of the marine aquaculture industry was destined to change the coastal marine ecology; the ideal harmonious maritime ranch wasn't something that could be quickly established. Investing in aquaculture carried risks, and even without pollution and disease, the uncertainties brought about by changes in weather and marine ecology could wipe out a year or even several years of a farmer's hard work.
For instance, a starfish outbreak could result in losses of hundreds of millions as a matter of course.
This time, it was perhaps just a bit more severe, maybe even involving minor climate fluctuations.
In any case, it was still within the realm of expectation.
But the sudden emergence of the "isolation zone" was unexplainable.
