Archive for February 2023
Training coordinator begins work in the Bering Strait region
Emma Pate, a new training coordinator and environmental planner in the Office of Environmental Health, is working with tribes in the Bering Strait region to establish a monitoring program to track harmful algae. When a massive algal bloom was detected in the region during the summer of 2023 by scientists aboard the R/V Norseman II,…
Read MoreRed tide story builds community awareness
Kristy Lewis, research on HABs and professor at the University of Central Florida (UCF), was recently interviewed for an AccuWeather story. This story helped to raise community awareness about red tide along Florida’s southwest coast and covered health concerns related to respiratory symptoms and information about consumption of shellfish. Here is a link to the…
Read MoreSarasota County tests clay mixture to mitigate red tide
The Anderson Lab is working with Mote Marine Labs, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, and Florida University scientists to do field trials at permitted test sites in Tampa Bay. Don Anderson was interviewed recently for this news story.
Read MoreHigh school students in Nome, Alaska learn about HABs
The Alaska Sea Grant newsletter featured a story on the joint outreach effort between ECOHAB and the Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC). Beltz High School students in Nome, Alaska were introduced to harmful algae in the classroom and then went on a field visit to the port of Nome, where they learned seawater sampling techniques. Read…
Read MoreOceanus features Arctic Cruise
An article in the December 2022 issue of Oceanus discussed research findings on R/V Norseman II cruise in July-August 2022 when extremely high concentrations of Alexandrium were detected by the Imaging Flow Cytobot (IFCB). Health officials in six major communities across the Bering Strait and Seward Peninsula issued advisories about consuming shellfish. Hentz, Daniel. 2022.…
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