Pseudo-nitzschia, a marine alga that can cause domoic acid poisoning. Credit: NOAA. An NCCOS-funded study found that starvation was the likely cause of the large number of Common Murre deaths ...

NOAA-supported scientists, led by partners at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) and Louisiana State University, have determined that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone”—an area of low oxygen ...

Biotechnology that harnesses the natural biochemical systems of animals can be used to detect pathogens and toxins in environmental samples. NCCOS has supported the development of biotechnology to identify harmful ...

Kachemak Bay, Alaska, has experienced significant declines in shrimp and crab that have not recovered despite fishery closures. NOAA has designated the bay a Habitat Focus Area, bringing together science, ...

The NCCOS Competitive Research Program (CRP) is providing travel funding for 11 U. S. students and post-docs to attend the 18th International Conference on Harmful Algae (ICHA) in Nantes France, ...

Photomicrograph of Alexandrium catenella cells. Credit: NOAA In the first major study of the harmful algal bloom species Alexandrium catenella in Cook Inlet, Alaska, NOAA scientists found a link between ...

NOAA and its research partners predict that western Lake Erie will experience a harmful algal bloom (HAB) of cyanobacteria this summer that is smaller than in 2017, but larger than the mild ...

View of Noctiluca scintillans bloom from deck of Carnival Legend (July 10, 2018). Credit: Carnival Cruise Line. On July 10, passengers aboard the Carnival cruise ship Carnival Legend reported a ...

Last week, NCCOS scientists trained fellow scientists from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to use the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to detect microcystins, toxins produced ...

The endangered North Atlantic Right whale (Eubalaena glacialis). Credit: Georgia Department of Natural Resources and NOAA NMFS. Representatives from several federal agencies met last week to discuss how to reverse ...