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Category Archives: Algal bloom
Algal blooms can be dramatic and are a result of excess nutrients occur naturally or induced by human activities in both freshwater and marine (salt) water bodies.
Comic: How to die from toxic algal blooms
[Global] Toxic algal blooms tend to stay underwater, so when a particularly powerful bloom killed an air-breathing human, it Continue reading Comic: How to die from toxic algal blooms
New study raises concern about airborne exposure to toxic algae blooms
[USA] Studies of the health hazards of toxic algae blooms have focused largely on the danger of direct contact with contaminated Continue reading New study raises concern about airborne exposure to toxic algae blooms
The algae are sweet, but still they share
[Germany] This satellite image taken near the island of Heligoland in the German Bight, southern North Sea, shows bacteria (green) Continue reading The algae are sweet, but still they share
NAA’s Algae Bloom & HAB Remediation Workshop March 24-25, 2020
[Global, USA] The National Algae Association is pleased to announce that its new NAA Science & Chemistry Committee will be reviewing Continue reading NAA’s Algae Bloom & HAB Remediation Workshop March 24-25, 2020
Toxic algal blooms may be key to slowing neurodegenerative disease
[USA] Toxic algal blooms can be devastating to natural waterways, robbing them of oxygen, creating dead zones, and sickening people Continue reading Toxic algal blooms may be key to slowing neurodegenerative disease
Smartphone device that detects harmful algae in 15 minutes
[Singapore] A team of engineers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a highly sensitive system that uses a Continue reading Smartphone device that detects harmful algae in 15 minutes
Scripps Institute of Oceanography gets nearly $5M to study causes of deadly algal blooms
[USA] Researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego want to know what causes an Continue reading Scripps Institute of Oceanography gets nearly $5M to study causes of deadly algal blooms
Hydrothermal liquefaction fertiliser scheme could solve Mexico’s seaweed problem
[Mexico] Mexico’s tourist beaches could be cleared of rotting seaweed by a new scheme to turn it into fertiliser and fuel. Continue reading Hydrothermal liquefaction fertiliser scheme could solve Mexico’s seaweed problem
Norway announces $1m funding to protect salmon farms from algae blooms
[Norway] The Norwegian government has allocated NOK 10 million ($1.1m) to fund aquaculture research in the wake of the severe algae outbreak earlier this year, reports Government Europa.
Funding will go towards measures such as surveillance systems along the Northern coast of Norway, so that fish could be moved promptly to a non-contaminated location.
Announcing the aquaculture funding measures, Norway’s seafood minister Harald Nesvik said: “We need to have better knowledge and be better prepared if future attacks occur, especially in the early stages of an algae bloom.”
“The coastal areas offer great opportunities for employment creation and investment, so it is important that we try to protect them. The algal bloom in Northern Norway in the spring hit the aquaculture industry and the local communities hard; and a lot of money was lost.”
Norwegian Seafood Council estimated Norway’s aquaculture sector suffered economic losses of as much as NOK 2.2 billion ($240m) due to the bloom, which was Norway’s worst algae outbreak in nearly 30 years. Scientists have suggested that the magnitude of the event was exacerbated by warming ocean currents caused by climate change.
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