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Cross-Regional Comparison of Dinophysis Bloom Dyna...

Harmful algal blooms of Dinophysis have recently emerged as a human health threat in the U.S., resulting in closures of shellfish harvesting to prevent Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning. We are working ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, New York, Puget Sound, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Washington, Waterbodies, quay.dortch@noaa.gov

Ecophysiology and Toxicity of the Toxic Alga Heter...

We are identifying toxins and environmental factors causing fish-killing blooms by the alga Heterosigma akashiwo in Puget Sound. We develop tools to improve monitoring, early warning, and mitigation to prevent ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, quay.dortch@noaa.gov

Expanding the Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Resear...

This project expands existing harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring conducted by the Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Research Laboratory (STAERL) to include testing shellfish for domoic acid and diarrhetic shellfish ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Alaska, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov

Harmful Algal Blooms, Acidification and Climate Ch...

This project investigates the interactive effects of acidification, warming, and nutrients on three economically important harmful algal bloom (HAB) species in the Salish Sea. Spanning the western US-Canada border, the ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, erica.h.ombres@noaa.gov, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov

Multidisciplinary Approach to a Cross-Regional Pro...

Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) has emerged as a significant and expanding seafood safety threat in coastal regions across the United States. The harmful algal species Dinophysis produces toxins known to ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Puget Sound, Rhode Island, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Virginia, Washington, Waterbodies, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov

Strengthening Early Warning and Forecasts of Domoi...

In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), blooms of Pseudo-nitzschia that produce domoic acid (DA) are a significant human health threat and extremely costly to coastal communities. This project improves early warnings ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov

Value of the SoundToxins Partnership: An Early War...

We will estimate the net economic benefits of the harmful algal bloom early warnings provided by SoundToxins and evaluate net economic benefits to recreational shellfish harvesters. Why We Care A ...
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Ecosystem Services Valuation, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Social Science, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, felix.martinez@noaa.gov, marykate.rogener@noaa.gov

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NOAA Harmful Algae Research Supports Resumption of...

Baskets of oysters from a Washington oyster farm at harvest time. Credit: NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center. In February 2022, the United States and the European Union concluded ongoing negotiations ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, vera.trainer@noaa.gov

Report on U.S. Marine HABs: History, Current Statu...

NCCOS recently supported a review of the status of marine HAB problems in the U.S., part of a global statistical analysis of harmful algal blooms (HAB) events. The study relies ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov

Yessotoxins Responsible for Mass Shellfish Mortali...

Dying clams in Hood Canal (Rocky Bay, Washington, 2019). Credit: King et al, 2021. In the summers of 2018 and 2019, shellfish growers in Washington state were rocked by mass ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, greg.doucette@noaa.gov, zhihong.wang@noaa.gov

Marine Heatwaves Fuel Harmful Algal Blooms Off US ...

Recreational razor clamming can bring thousands of visitors to the Washington coast. Toxins concentrated in razor clam and Dungeness crab fisheries have caused economic damage to coastal communities. Repeated marine ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, California, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

NOAA Algal Toxin Study Supports U.S. Effort to Res...

UPDATE: September 23, 2020 The FDA announced its first-ever equivalence determination with a notice in the Federal Register. The equivalence determination will enable Spain and the Netherlands to export raw ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, vera.trainer@noaa.gov

New Eco-Forecast Systems to Aid Pacific Northwest ...

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) along the coasts of Washington and Oregon cause millions of dollars in economic losses due to HAB-toxin contaminated shellfish. On October 3, the office of Washington ...
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Other Topics, Oregon, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

NOAA Funds Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast System Dev...

Razor clams are an economically important shellfish harvest off the coasts of Oregon and Washington. Closures due to Pseudo-nitzschia exposure in 2015 led to $22.7 million in losses. Credit: Washington ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Chesapeake Bay, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Maine, Oregon, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting Showcases NCCOS Resear...

The 2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting this past winter featured the research of NCCOS scientists and sponsored principal investigators. Topics included ocean acidification, hypoxia, blue carbon, and harmful algal blooms. NCCOS ...
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Coastal Change, Alaska, Chesapeake Bay, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oman, Puget Sound, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, elizabeth.turner@noaa.gov

California Ocean Protection Council Briefed on Har...

At a recentmeeting of the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC), a panel of researchers and managers briefedthe council on the Summer 2015West Coast harmful algal bloom (HAB) event and other ...
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Coastal Change, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, Bering Sea, California, Oregon, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, Waterbodies, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov, quay.dortch@noaa.gov

West Coast Harmful Algal Bloom Draws Attention of ...

An ongoing toxic algal bloom off the U.S. West Coast was first detected in California in May 2015 and soon stretched to Alaska. Formed by the harmful algae Psuedo-nitzschia, this ...
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Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Alaska, California, Foreign Countries, Oregon, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, quay.dortch@noaa.gov, ruth.kelty@noaa.gov

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