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Top 10 of 2025 | NOAA invests in a comprehensive range of research efforts for HAB and hypoxia

map showing occurrence of different types of harmful algal blooms found around the contiguous United States, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico/USVI.Top 10 of 2025 | A single harmful algal bloom event can cost millions of dollars annually through lost tourism, damaged fisheries, and water treatment costs, and losses businesses. NOAA invests in a comprehensive range of research efforts to advance our nation’s ability to observe, forecast and manage blooms and hypoxia to safeguard communities and economies.