harmful algal bloom research in the u.s. and links to international efforts
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Robert Magnien and Alan Lewitus
NOAA, National Ocean ServiceNational Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research
“research needed to develop and advance technologies for improving capabilities to forecast, predict, monitor, prevent, control, and mitigate harmful algal blooms and hypoxia”
Research should lead to regional management outcomes
Three programs authorized – ECOHAB, MERHAB, PCM
shellfish toxicity human exposure drinking water contamination loss of aquaculture products excessive monitoring burden on state/local
agencies habitat-related impacts (e.g. living resource kills)
Pseudo-nitzschia
Karenia brevis
Microcystis aeruginosa
Alexandrium fundyense
Karlodinium veneficumProrocentrum minimumMicrocystis aeruginosa
Model output predicting Alexandrium abundance in the Gulf of Maine, Image: D.McGillicuddy, WHOI
ECOHAB Program: Ecology and Oceanography of HABs
(This was the prototype for international GEOHAB)
Forecast models are being developed to predict Gulf of Mainered tides (Alexandrium)seasonally and weekly
Pacific Northwest: Alexandrium &
Pseudo-nitzschia
Gulf of Mexico: Karenia brevis
The MERHAB Program is designed to provide the resources that allow coastal managers to adopt new and more advanced technologies
PCM Program: Prevention, Control, and Mitigation of HABs
Phospotic/Clay Expt, Puget Sound, Washington
The PCM Program develops and demonstrates new technologies that can be used to prevent blooms from occurring, control blooms that occur and mitigate living resource or health impacts.
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commissision (IOC)
Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms : IPHAB
established to assess progress, decide on priorities, and identify funding or funding opportunities for
implementation of the IOC HAB Programme.
Chair: Robert Magnien (USA)
Vice-chair: Gires Usup (Malaysia)
IOC-XXVI 2011, Agenda item 7.6, IPHAB
Intergovernmental Panelon HAB
Task Team on Algal Taxonomy GEOHAB SSC (with SCOR)
WG on HAB Dynamics(with ICES)
Regional Group ANCA(IOCARIBE)
WG on Ballast of Ships and otherVectors (with ICES and IMO)
Regional Group FANSA(South America)
Task Team on Biotoxins
Task Team on Harmful Algae and Fish Kills
GEOHAB Core ResearchCommittees (5)
GEOHAB-IOCCGWorking Group
Task Team on HAB Data(HAIS, with IODE)
Regional Group HANA (North Africa)
Regional GroupWESTPAC-HAB (WESTPAC)
Through its working groups, task teams and regional groups the IOC HAB Programme directly engages close to 400 people. A community of 2000 people receives the printed version of ’Harmful Agae News’.
IOCHAB Programme structure
I, as chair of the IOC’s Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms, extend an invitation to China to become an active member of the Panel.
We would greatly welcome your participation in contributing to global cooperation on the research and management of Harmful Algal Blooms.
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