Macroalgal Blooms – Harmful Algal Blooms

Macroalgal Blooms

A <i>Caulerpa</i> bloom in the Mediterranean Sea

A Caulerpa bloom in the Mediterranean Sea

Expansive blooms of several <i>Caulerpa</i> spp. occurred off the Florida coast in 1997 and 2001

Expansive blooms of several Caulerpa spp. occurred off the Florida coast in 1997 and 2001

Native green seaweed <i>Codium isthmocladum</i> formed a bloom on deep reef communities in eastern Florida (B. LaPointe)

Native green seaweed Codium isthmocladum formed a bloom on deep reef communities in eastern Florida (B. LaPointe)

<i>Codium</i> washed onto a beach in Florida (B. LaPointe)

Codium washed onto a beach in Florida (B. LaPointe)

<i>Pilayella</i> deposited on a beach in Nahant, MA

Pilayella deposited on a beach in Nahant, MA