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Observations and Analyses of HAB blooms in Warming Alaska Waters
The waters of western and northern Alaska, including the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas, are changing due to climate-driven warming, leading to an elevated risk of Alexandrium catenella blooms and paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs). PSTs are a recognized health concern in southeastern Alaska, but the distribution, dynamics and impacts of A. catenella blooms in the…
Read MoreHarmful Algal Blooms Pose a Risk in Falmouth, Massachusetts
A local news story on May 3, 2022 covered harmful algal blooms in the New England and Cape Cod region and their potential to impact Falmouth, Massachusetts, an area which is not monitored by state agencies. The full story in the Falmouth Enterprise can be found here.
Read MoreNational Workshop on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in the United States
National Workshop on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in the United States The National Workshop on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in the United States will be a virtual meeting, supported by the U.S. National HAB Office at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and sponsored by NOAA’s National Centers…
Read MoreHarmful Algal Bloom Control
On February 19, 2020, Don Anderson spoke at a congressional briefing entitled “Controlling Harmful Algal Blooms”, co-hosted by NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and U.S. Congressman Scott Perry (R-Pennsylvania). This briefing focused on the challenges of controlling HABs, a highly diverse and complex phenomena, and ways of evaluating different mitigation and control strategies…
Read MoreToxic Algae Blooms article in Los Angeles Times
“Everything You Need to Know about Toxic Algae Blooms” featured an interview with Don Anderson. The story, published in the Los Angeles Times on August 14, 2019, focused on toxic blooms of cyanobacteria and algae and the harmful effects associated with human and animal exposure. In oceans and freshwater lakes and streams, harmful algal blooms are…
Read MoreSummer 2019 Toxic Algae Blooms in Massachusetts
Don Anderson, PhD was interviewed by Barbara Moran at WBUR about summer 2019 toxic algae blooms in Massachusetts in the Charles River basin, sites on Cape Cod, and other areas in Massachusetts for National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” The program “Summertime, And Toxic Algae is Blooming: Here’s What You Need to Know” aired on…
Read MoreMitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms Using Clay
Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms Using Clay A great deal of fundamental research is focused on the ecology, physiology, genetics, and oceanography of harmful algal species. Only recently, however, have efforts been devoted to research on strategies to directly mitigate blooms of these organisms. In the Anderson laboratory, we are exploring the feasibility of using…
Read MoreFiber Optic Microarray to Detect and Enumerate Harmful Algal Bloom Species
Fiber Optic Microarray to Detect and Enumerate Harmful Algal Bloom Species Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have become a serious threat to coastal resources worldwide, causing impacts ranging from the contamination of seafood products with potent toxins to widespread mortalities of wild and farmed fish and other marine animals. In the U.S., thousands of miles of…
Read MoreEn-Gen: Gene expression and harmful algal bloom dynamics
En-Gen: Gene expression and harmful algal bloom dynamics Lead PI: J. Hackett, University of Arizona. Co-PIs: D.M. Anderson (WHOI), D. Bhattacharya (U. of Iowa), and D.L. Erdner (University of Texas) The overall goal of this project is to identify the key cellular processes involved in harmful algal blooms (HABs), commonly called “red tides”. HABs pose…
Read MoreToxic Alexandrium blooms in the Nauset Marsh System
Toxic Alexandrium blooms in the Nauset Marsh System The Nauset Marsh System (NMS) is a unique and valuable resource located in an area with significant and growing development pressures. Shellfishing is a major commercial and recreational activity, but over the past decade, that resource has been impacted on virtually an annual basis by outbreaks of paralytic shellfish…
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