Two national science conferences recently highlighted NCCOS research: The theme at the 7th Symposium on Harmful Algae in the United States (Oct. 27–31, 2013; Sarasota, FL) was harmful algal blooms ...

The NCCOS Event Response Program is funding a project to assist the Sitka Tribe of Alaska and other communities in southeast Alaska establish a harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring program ...

Last month's "Seventh Symposium on Harmful Algae in the U.S." held in Sarasota, Fla., highlighted an NCCOS project that developed an integrated alert system to monitor and detect toxic cyanobacteria ...

Following the first reported cyanohab bloom in Presque Isle State Park in July 2013, the NCCOS Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Rapid Response Team supported the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ...

The NCCOS Harmful Algal Bloom Event Response Program is assisting the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) respond to and document the first cyanobacteria harmful algal bloom (CyanoHAB) in ...

The importance of algal blooms to the ecology of the ocean, including harmful red tides, is highlighted in a new 'podcast' from the California nonprofit 'Thank You Ocean Campaign.' The ...

A cyanobacterial bloom in a freshwater lake. Credit C. Gobler, SUNY Stony Brook. In freshwaters around the world blooms of cyanobacteria (commonly known as blue-green algae) are considered a serious ...

Chris Gobler Lab team member sampling the Florida brown tide in the Indian River Lagoon system. Credit: Florian Koch A recently available in press research publication authored by NCCOS-supportedStony Brook ...

On June 25, NCCOS HAB Program partner Dr. Julia K. Parrish was honored as a Champion of Change by the White House. Dr. Parrish is the founder and executive director ...

An NCCOS-funded research team led by Dr. Donald Anderson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has deployed an autonomous ocean sensor, called the Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) in the Atlantic Ocean ...