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, Water Column, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine, Shallow Sea Floor/Continental Shelf, Surface Waters Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:EcologyKeywords: Red Tide, diatom, Pseudo-nitzschia, neurotoxin, domoic acid, amnesiac shellfish poisoning, Alexandrium, paralytic shellfish poisoning
