WHOI in the News
Making make-up: Scientists and entrepreneurs on the Cape are using algae from the ocean
Lipstick, shampoo from algae: Woods Hole company intends to disrupt personal care market
Northwest scientists help find a green alternative to produce beauty products: algae
Upwell Cosmetics Aims to Solve Beauty’s Petroleum Problem With a Microalgae-based Wax
Woods Hole report identifies concerns, possible solutions for harmful algae blooms
Fighting algae with clay, sponges and floating barriers: Cape Coral canals are helping researchers find what works
As the Earth’s climate changes, blooms have become more frequent and severe, and the hunt for solutions has intensified, said algae scholar Don Anderson, senior scientist at WHOI in Massachusetts, where he’s been studying those solutions for decades.
Artificial Intelligence Could Help Scientists Predict Where And When Toxic Algae Will Bloom
Don Anderson is a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution who is working to expand the scope of data-gathering efforts in the Gulf.
Lethal algae blooms – an ecosystem out of balance
“There’s no question that the HAB problem is a major global issue, and it is growing,” said Donald Anderson, director of the US National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms and a lab director at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Slimy lakes and dead dogs: climate crisis has brought the season of toxic algae
Dr Don Anderson, director of the US National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, described algae blooms as “formidable competitors” made all the more dangerous by warming water.
Everything you need to know about toxic algae blooms
The type of toxin released depends on the species causing the bloom. Some of the most common ones affect the liver or the nervous system, said Donald Anderson, director of the U.S. National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms and a senior scientist at WHOI.
What are algae blooms and why are they bad?
“The problem has expanded dramatically,” says Don Anderson, director of the U.S. National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms and a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Part of that expansion is due to advances in our understanding of toxic algal species, as well as our grasp on their ecological and economic cost; today, we know a diversity of harmful algae blooms occur in every state and across all seasons.
Summertime, And Toxic Algae Is Blooming: Here’s What You Need To Know
On the upside, it’s generally safe to swim in the ocean during red tide outbreaks “because you just can’t swallow enough of the algae to be dangerous,” says Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution biologist and algae expert Don Anderson.
Algae Bloom Remediation Workshop
Algae Bloom in Lake Superior Raises Worries on Climate Change and Tourism
Warming Triggers Early Algae Blooms, Potential Ripple Effects to Come
quotes Heidi Sosik and mentions WHOI
Why are there so many toxic algae blooms this year
quotes Don Anderson and mentions WHOI
TIBURON RESEARCHERS STUDY THIS YEAR’S TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM
interview with Larry Madin and mentions WHOI
Scientists: Algae not just Toledo problem
mentions WHOI
Marine Researcher Works to Project Economic Impact of Red Tide Algae
quotes Porter Hoagland and mentions WHOI
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‘The concept looks fairly solid.’ Researchers test new clay process to kill red tide cells
The process, known as clay flocculation, involves spraying a mixture of clay particles and seawater onto the red tide algae.
Is seaweed the future of fuel?
“Macroalgae needs to scale up to the point where it’s economically feasible for biofuel, and to do this we are going to have thousands of hectares of farms,” says Erin Fischell, an assistant scientist at WHOI.
Is seaweed the future of fuel?
Erin Fischell, an assistant scientist at WHOI, points out: “Macroalgae needs to scale up to the point where it’s economically feasible for biofuel, and to do this we are going to have thousands of hectares of farms.”
The Complicated Role of Iron in Ocean Health and Climate Change
And while Martin’s hypothesis inspired 13 large iron fertilization experiments that boosted algae growth, only two demonstrated removal of carbon to the deep sea; the others were ambiguous or failed to show an impact, says Ken Buesseler, a marine radiochemist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts.
Why are birds and seals starving in a Bering Sea full of fish?
Federal and university scientists are trying to better understand why some birds and marine mammals have been unable to find enough food, and whether toxic algae blooms — increasing as the water warms — could have contributed or caused some of the die-offs.