Abstract Harmful algal blooms (HABs) caused by the pelagophyte Aureococcus anophagefferens have spread globally and are a threat to coastal ecosystems. Although some HAB mitigation techniques such as biocides can be effective, many approaches negative consequences on environment. Therefore, it is important investigate alternative that ecologically safe commercially viable. Here, we examine effe...

Due to their high electron density, fluoride anions can be considered the most effective halogen bond (HaB) acceptors among halides. However, under common experimental conditions, Fˉ is hardly available as dry species. Herein we report that specific crystallization conditions a hydrogen bond-free functioning donor of density obtained, with formed HaBs constituting driving force observed crystal...

Communicated by Joseph DePinto Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have increased in frequency and magnitude in western Lake Erie and spring phosphorus (P) load was shown to be a key driver of bloom intensity. A recently developed Bayesian hierarchical model that predicts peak bloom size as a function of Maumee River phosphorus load suggested an apparent increased susceptibility of the lake to HABs. We...

Aquaculturists, local beach managers, and other stakeholders require forecasts of harmful biotic events, so they can assess respond to health threats when algal blooms (HABs) are present. Based on this need, we developing empirical habitat suitability models for a variety Chesapeake Bay HABs forecast their occurrence based set physical-biogeochemical environmental conditions, start with the din...

Harmful algal bloom (HAB) dinoflagellate species Karlodinium veneficum and Prorocentrum cordatum (prev. P. minimum) are commonly found in Chesapeake Bay during the late spring early summer months, coinciding with spawning season of eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). Unexplained larval mortalities at regional commercial hatcheries prompted screening hatchery water samples for these HAB spec...

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) cause harm to human health or hinder sustainable use of the marine environment in Blue Economy sectors. HABs are temporally and spatially variable hence their mitigation is closely linked effective early warning. The European Union (EU) Interreg Atlantic Area project “PRIMROSE”, Predicting Risk Impact Events on Aquaculture Sector, was focused joint development HAB wa...

In 2016-17, shellfish harvesting closed for the first time in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA, from domoic acid (DA), a neurotoxin produced by diatoms of Pseudo-nitzschia genus. have occurred frequently over 60 years Bay’s Long-Term Plankton Time Series (NBPTS), therefore it is surprising that closure only recently occurred. species are known to vary their toxin production, thus identificat...

Anthropogenic nutrients have been shown to provide significant sources of nitrogen (N) that have been linked to increased primary production and harmful algal blooms worldwide. There is a general perception that in upwelling regions, the flux of anthropogenic nutrient inputs is small relative to upwelling flux, and therefore anthropogenic inputs have relatively little effect on the productivity...