Mystery algal bloom (Alaska) - Circumpolar Climate Events - October 2013 (sitios de interés)

Homer, Alaska, October 6, 2013 (algae) A brown sludgy algal bloom up to three feet in depth is discoloring waters in the Kachemak Bay and smaller bays in the area. The algae is know to be in the family of Gymnodinium but the species is unknown. The bloom is raising concerns about food safety and impacts on shellfish including commercial operations. Algal blooms have also recently been observed in the area including July 2013 (see LEO Network map) and in September 2012, the bay waters were discolored by a spruce rust event (see September 2012 Circumpolar Climate Events Map.) The Kasitsna Bay Laboratory in Jakolof Bay are in the process of investigating the bloom.

 

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