This online newsletter gives a brief summary of societal impacts of harmful algal blooms and the Olympic Region Harmful Algal Bloom (ORHAB) project, a group funded by NOAA to forecast harmful algal blooms (HABs) along the Washington coast. The site includes colorful SeaWiFS (satellite) images of the coast during upwelling events.
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Habitats:Water Column, Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12) Ocean Environments: Shallow Sea Floor/Continental Shelf, Surface Waters, Coastal and Estuarine Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:EcologyKeywords: Red Tide, diatom, Pseudo-nitzschia, neurotoxin, domoic acid, amnesiac shellfish poisoning, Alexandrium, paralytic shellfish poisoning
