Technology developed with NCCOS funding is rapidly advancing harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring capabilities nationwide. These cutting edge detection tools are now commercially available and transitioning them to sustained management ...

NCCOS-sponsored scientists have discovered a simple indicator to predict one type of harmful algal species bloom or outbreak. The first potentially reliable biological indicator for forecasting a harmful algal bloom ...

An unprecedented bloom of the harmful alga Alexandrium occurred during Fall 2014 in Quilcene Bay, Hood Canal, Puget Sound, WA; the outbreak contaminated shellfish with potent biotoxins that can cause ...

NCCOS Program Manager David Kidwell wasthe invited speaker at the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) October 2014 Annual Meeting special workshop session on novel approaches to mitigate HABs. Kidwell's ...

Earlier this month, NCCOS researchers provided a visiting scientist from Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Red Tide Monitoring Program training on the use of physiological biomarkers for harmful ...

NCCOS's Dr. Quay Dortch was a featured speaker at the 66th Interstate Seafood Seminar conference during a session devoted to harmful algal blooms (HABs) and their impacts on shellfish safety ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A photograph of the microscopic algae Karenia brevis, the plant responsible for toxic red tides in the Gulf of Mexico A species of algae responsible for red tides plaguing Gulf ...