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Upwelling Controls HAB Movement toward Pacific NW ...
This graphic shows how displaced surface waters are replaced by cold, nutrient-rich water that “wells up” from below. Conditions are optimal for upwelling along the coast when winds blow along ...
Primary Cause of Dead Zones is Biological on Pacif...
Coastal waters of the northern portion of the California Current System experience a seasonal decline in oxygen concentrations and increasing hypoxia (dead zones) over the summer upwelling season resulting in ...
NOAA and Partners Demonstrate Value of HAB Early W...
Early Warning of Oregon HAB Events Aboard the Oregon State University R/V Elakha during a MOCHA research sampling cruise off the Oregon coast. Credit: OSU. In July 2010, NOAA and ...
NCCOS and "Phytofinders" Identify and Respond to R...
A microscopic image of Mesodinium rubrum. Credit: NOAA. Students from First Flight High School participating as "Phytofinders"forthe NCCOS Phytoplankton Monitoring Network (PMN) identified the non-toxic, single-celled organismMesodinium rubrum as the ...
Common Coastal Seaweeds Release Toxins Harmful to ...
A new study has found that compounds excreted by common coastal green seaweeds, or sea lettuce, detrimentally affect other organisms. The green seaweed Ulvaria obscura forms blooms in the intertidal ...
NOAA Expertise Leads 'Beneath the Waves' Film Fest...
"Saving North Carolina's Reefs" - one of the film shorts shown at the "Beneath the Waves" Film Festival - highlights North Carolina oyster reef research. North Carolina -based scientists were ...
Origins of Harmful Alga Scourge in Pacific Northwe...
Researchers have identified the oceanographic causes and routes for the harmful alga Pseudo-nitzschia in offshore waters of the Pacific Northwest. The team's validated model shows that toxic Pseudo-nitzschia cells arrive ...
NCCOS Researchers to Assist Washington State in Ma...
NCCOS scientists traveled to Washington State May 13-17 to support marine planning along the outer Pacific coast. NCCOS is helping inventory and assess key seafloor, groundfish, seabird and marine mammal ...
NCCOS HAB Partner Honored by White House
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 ...
West Coast Harmful Algal Bloom Observing System De...
A recently published research paper describes the minimum requirements for an effective harmful algal bloom (HAB) observing system for the U.S. west coast to mitigate HAB impacts. HAB observing systems ...
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