[USA] Fifty-six years ago almost to the day, a strange and horrifying event in a seaside town in California inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s Continue reading Red tide and brown waves: Is it safe to surf?
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Mysterious toxic algae that shut down RI shellfishing last fall is back
[USA] For the first time ever last fall, toxin-producing Pseudo-nitzschia algae bloomed in Rhode Island waters and other parts of Continue reading Mysterious toxic algae that shut down RI shellfishing last fall is back
Colby students at Bigelow Lab engage in genetic study of toxic algae
[UK] An unprecedented harmful algal bloom off the coast of New England this fall provided a unique opportunity for Colby College Continue reading Colby students at Bigelow Lab engage in genetic study of toxic algae
Toxic ‘marine snow’ can sink quickly, persist at ocean depths
[USA] In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University found that a specific neurotoxin can persist and Continue reading Toxic ‘marine snow’ can sink quickly, persist at ocean depths
Scientists are closer to understanding what makes ocean’s toxic algae bloom
[USA] Last winter was the first time the Dungeness crab fishery in Oregon closed temporarily because of toxic algae in the ocean. Continue reading Scientists are closer to understanding what makes ocean’s toxic algae bloom
Toxic algae invading our oceans and seas
[Global] From the Arctic Circle to the coasts of southern Chile, and from the Pacific shores of the U.S. to the shallow seas of the Middle Continue reading Toxic algae invading our oceans and seas
High tech robot to aid detection of paralytic shellfish toxins
[USA] NOAA and partners are expanding the use of an underwater robot using a NOAA-developed sensor that enables remote, Continue reading High tech robot to aid detection of paralytic shellfish toxins
Stanford engineers discover how seawater salts affect coastal algae, good and bad
[USA] Scientists have long studied the role that free radicals play in freshwater because of how these charged compounds affect the chemistry of our drinking water. Continue reading Stanford engineers discover how seawater salts affect coastal algae, good and bad
California’s stranded sea lions suffering from brain damage caused by algal blooms
[USA] Scientists have gleaned fresh insight into the havoc wreaked by a microscopic culprit that has disrupted marine life this year along the Pacific Coast, Continue reading California’s stranded sea lions suffering from brain damage caused by algal blooms
Bruce Wright: Alaska must take action now on harmful algal blooms in our changing oceans
[USA] For the last 10 years I have been researching harmful algal blooms (HABs) along the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea. Many Alaskans know about one of the HABs, paralytic shellfish poisoning, Continue reading Bruce Wright: Alaska must take action now on harmful algal blooms in our changing oceans