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NCCOS scientists developed a new, effective method to ensure safe shellfish harvesting in Washington state, increasingly threatened by known and emerging algal bloom (HAB) toxins.
A recent NCCOS-supported study observed that urea inputs into Sarasota Bay, FL influenced phytoplankton community biodiversity by altering the dominant phytoplankton group. During the study
This project will establish a network that incorporates state monitoring partners and citizen scientists to show that the HABscope-based forecast system can provide robust, timely
Repeated marine heatwaves off the U.S. West Coast starting about 2013 fueled record harmful algal blooms that seeded a region off Northern California and Southern
There is some good news in the works for Florida and Texas residents, visitors, and businesses susceptible to near-annual blooms of red tide in the
We will estimate the economic benefits of the Pacific Northwest Harmful Algal Bloom Bulletin, using a methodology that quantifies the value of information. Why We
Alaska Natives rely on a variety of marine resources, including shellfish, as part of their traditional or subsistence diet. Shellfish are filter-feeders that can take
Working with colleagues at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), NCCOS scientists have calibrated and deployed NCCOS-developed domoic acid (DA) sensors on two Environmental Sample
The California Current System (CCS) is a highly productive region because of wind driven upwelling which supplies nutrients to the euphotic zone. Few studies have
NOAA has announced funding for 17 new research projects around the country to better understand and predict harmful algal blooms (HABs) and improve our collective