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Phyto-flashes
Maine study finds potentially disastrous threat to single-celled plants that support all life
PSP in Southeast Alaska, May-June 2011
Scientists Say Ketchikan Facing 'Massive' PSP Event
DOE Joint Genome Institute: Brown Tide Culprit Sequenced: Genome of the First of Algal Bloom Species
ScienceDaily.com: Plankton Key to Origin of Earth's First Breathable Atmosphere
Blooms
Tasmanian shellfish alert extended as algal bloom spreads
TPWD Investigates Red Tide along Coastal Texas
Ohio Utilities Rely on HAB Forecasts for Summer Bloom Warnings (NCCOS)
(NOS Weekly - August 5, 2010)
Fish kill covers shore in Gulfport near Jones Park
(WLOX News Article)
DSHS Closes Most Coastal Waters to Shellfish Harvesting
(DSHS News Release)
Researchers Issue Outlook for a Significant New England 'Red Tide' in 2010
Karenia brevis
bloom ("Red Tide") causing fish kills and respiratory irritation along the southern Texas coast
Lake Erie algae blooms linked to underwater sediment shifts
(toledoBlade.com)
New Species of Toxic Red Algal Bloom Found in Chesapeake Bay
(Bay Daily)
Algae Blooms Spreading in Chesapeake Bay
(HamptonRoads.com)
Cause of silver salmon smolt deaths identified as a Chaetoceros bloom in Alaska
(HomerNews.com)
Podcasts
NOS Making Waves Episode 45: Decoding the Secret Pathologies of Dolphins
NOS Making Waves Episode 39: HAB News (and the PMN iPhone Application)
NOS Diving Deeper: Harmful Algal Blooms
Volunteers
NOAA award will aid Long Island communities and New York’s shellfish industry threatened by toxic algal blooms
Archive
Biotoxin Exposure of Large Whale Provides Additional Evidence of Undetected Offshore HAB Activity
(NCCOS Weekly Report)
Toxins Shut Mussel and Clam Harvesting Along Entire Oregon Coast
(www.oregonlive.com)
Finding of Unexpected Neurotoxin in Stranded Whales Alerts Coastal Managers to Multiple HAB Threats
(NCCOS Weekly Report)
Information Linking HABs to Whale Strandings Provides Strong Argument for Expanded Coastal Monitoring
(NCCOS Weekly Report)
Animation:
Coldwater Upwelling Impacts Phytoplankton
(NASA Conceptual Image Lab)
Bizarre Fish Poisoning Sparks Alarm: Little-known ciguatera infection switches victims’ sensations of hot and cold
(MSNBC)
NOAA Approves State Spending Plan for Federal Red Tide Disaster Aid