NOAA NCCOS: New England Red Tide Research

Description

Alexandrium blooms are one of several algal bloom types often called "red tides," but more correctly referred to as Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). Alexandrium produces a potent toxin that accumulates in shellfish and can cause illness in humans who eat contaminated shellfish.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39467
21 Online Resource http://science.whoi.edu/users/olga/alex_surveys/Alexandrium_Surveys.html
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/39467.pdf
21 Online Resource http://science.whoi.edu/users/olga/alex_surveys/Alexandrium_Surveys.html
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • salinity
  • wind direction
  • bloom events
  • national ocean service
  • massachusetts bay
  • alexandrium blooms
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • habs
  • water temperature
  • psp
  • algae
  • phytoplankton
  • environmental monitoring
  • new hampshire
  • noaa
  • toxin
  • mussel
  • carnivorous snails
  • shellfish
  • hab
  • nantucket island
  • marine microbiota
  • maine
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • portsmouth
  • toxins
  • mussel harvest
  • connecticut
  • wind speed
  • harmful algal blooms
  • doc/noaa/nos/nccos
  • woods hole oceanographic institution
  • whoi
  • atlantic waters
  • martha's vineyard
  • red tide
  • buzzards bay
  • surfacewater quality
  • bivalve shellfish
  • new england coastal waters
  • cape ann
  • rhode island
  • cape cod bay
  • paralytic shellfish poisoning
  • cell counts
  • massachusetts
  • tides
  • new england

Topics

  • Climate

Categories

  • Human Health