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The Division of Water Monitoring, Standards and Pesticide Control and the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium recruited a team of lakes management and cyanobacterial HAB experts to address the second component of the Governor’s HAB initiative focusing on enhancing scientific expertise and building the state’s capacity for HAB response. The HAB Expert Team’s primary obje…

The 12th U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae will be held on October 27-November 1, 2024 at Holiday Inn Portland by the Bay in Portland, Maine. “ONE BLOOM: Unifying HAB Science in Aquatic Ecosystems” The theme, ONE BLOOM, seeks to identify and highlight commonalities across diverse study systems and disciplines within Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) research. Sessions and discussions…

The 12th U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae will be held on October 27-November 1, 2024 at Holiday Inn Portland by the Bay in Portland, Maine.This event aims to address the national environmental challenges of harmful algal blooms (HABs) across both freshwater and marine systems. Against the backdrop of Maine’s unique ecosystems, we will convene to…

HARMFUL ALGAE NEWS No. 73 now on online! Be sure to check it out HERE

NOAA has announced approximately $20.1 million in Fiscal Year 2023 funding for harmful algal bloom (HAB) and hypoxia research via the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Office (IOOS). The portfolio includes projects that advance new methods for HAB toxin measurement in seafood to prevent human illnesses; enhance…

HARMFUL ALGAE NEWS No. 73 now on online! Be sure to check it out HERE

The IOOS FY21 Coastal and Ocean Modeling Testbed grant opportunity has been released, and includes a research objective related to HABs. “Finding efficient approaches to transition ecosystem models (including, but not limited to, ocean acidification, harmful algal bloom (HAB), hypoxia, and pathogens) for incorporation into existing physical modeling frameworks.” For more information about the testbed…