Cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae) are on the rise in the U.S. and worldwide, becoming a serious threat to freshwater resources and public health because of their toxins and ...

With hopes fading fast for the crippled Earth-observing satellite Envisat, researchers are warning that delays to its replacements will leave Europe lacking vital monitoring data for years to come. Launched ...

On April 8, 2012, the European Space Agency lost contact with its main environmental monitoring satellite, a key data source for developmental harmful algal bloom forecasts in Lake Erie, the ...

On Friday April 13, 2012, on the Stony Brook-Southampton campus of Stony Brook University, NCCOS sponsored scientist Dr. Christopher J. Gobler of Stony Brook University hosted the ninth annual Stony Brook ...

From April 10-12, 2012, Alaska's Department of Health and Social Servicesreportedthree suspected cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning caused by blooms of the harmful alga Alexandrium. Allthree individuals ate shellfish harvested ...

Research results on the causes and impacts of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic, or 'dead' zone, were featured during a panel discussion on Ocean Hypoxia held in conjunction with the ...

Extensive changes in gene expression were revealed in an NCCOS study of aging in Florida red tides. These changes reflect alterations in metabolism that may provide the tools necessary for ...

Heavy rains and a hot summer harmed the Chesapeake Bay's health last year, earning it the second worst grade on a yearly report card issued Tuesday by the University of ...

A moderate "red tide" is expected in New England this spring and summer that could force the closing of shellfish beds, according to experts. A red tide is a type ...

Selected inlet-estuary areas on eastern Long Island have been placed under temporary emergency shellfish closures by the State of New York. On April 5, 2012, New York announced the earliest-ever ...