Global Harmful Algal Blooms

Benthic HABs

New tools are necessary to manage and mitigate the impacts of benthic blooms on human health and the environment.

P.T. Lim, University of Malaya

L. Escalera, SZN

HABs and Aquaculture 

The oyster farms are susceptible to algal biotoxin contamination and blooms that have direct lethal effects on the shellfish

Cawthron Institute

Observation, Modelling and Prediction

New capabilities in observation and modelling will improve the detection and prediction of HABs

O. Wade, Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Biodiversity and Biogeography

Combining modern and classic taxonomy tools and long time series will contribute to identify the factors that determine the changing distribution of HAB species and their genetic variability.

C. Whyte, SAMS

Freshwater HABs and Cyanobacterial HABs
Coordination will help to develop a global perspective in advancing the science and management of freshwater HABs, and cyanobacterial HABs in marine, brackish and freshwater habitats

M. Burford, Griffith University

One Health
The most efficient way to protect human and animal health is to prevent exposure to contaminated sea products.

Washington State Department of Health

In the broader picture GlobalHAB contributes to improved management of HABs as an ocean hazard through improved preparedness and early warning systems contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goal 11, target 11.5 and Priority 4 and Global target 7 of the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) 2015-2030.

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Global Harmful Algal Blooms - GlobalHAB - an international science programme on HABs building on the foundations of GEOHAB


  • Science and Implementation Plan

An international programme sponsored jointly by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO

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files/HAB-Summary-Policy-Makerks-2015.pdfBelow GEOHAB publications presented by theme. A list by title is available here.    

Science Plan    Implementation Plan

      


Upwelling Systems

 


Eutrophic Systems

 

Fjords and Coastal Embayments

 

Stratified Systems

 

Benthic Systems

 

GEOHAB Asia

 

GEOHAB Baltic

Report of the ICES-IOC-SCOR Working Group on Implementation of GEOHAB in the Baltic

 

GEOHAB Modelling

 

GEOHAB Synthesis

  • Special issue in Oceanography: International Cooperation on Harmful Algal Bloom Science

 http://tos.org/oceanography/issue/volume-30-issue-01

GEOHAB–The Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms Program: Motivation, Goals, and Legacy
Kudela, R.M., E. Berdalet, H. Enevoldsen, G. Pitcher, R. Raine, and E. Urban. 2017. GEOHAB–The Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms Program: Motivation, goals, and legacy. Oceanography 30(1):12–21, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2017.106.

Harmful Algal Blooms in Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems: A GEOHAB Core Research Project
Pitcher, G.C., A.B. Jiménez, R.M. Kudela, and B. Reguera. 2017. Harmful algal blooms in eastern boundary upwelling systems: A GEOHAB Core Research Project. Oceanography 30(1):22–35, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2017.107.

Harmful Algal Blooms in Benthic Systems: Recent Progress and Future Research
Berdalet, E., P.A. Tester, M. Chinain, S. Fraga, R. Lemée, W. Litaker, A. Penna, G. Usup, M. Vila, and A. Zingone. 2017. Harmful algal blooms in benthic systems: Recent progress and future research. Oceanography 30(1):36–45, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2017.108.

Harmful Algal Blooms in Fjords, Coastal Embayments, and Stratified Systems: Recent Progress and Future Research
Berdalet, E., M. Montresor, B. Reguera, S. Roy, H. Yamazaki, A. Cembella, and R. Raine. 2017. Harmful algal blooms in fjords, coastal embayments, and stratified systems: Recent progress and future research. Oceanography 30(1):46–57, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2017.109.

Globally Changing Nutrient Loads and Harmful Algal Blooms: Recent Advances, New Paradigms, and Continuing Challenges
Glibert, P.M., and M.A. Burford. 2017. Globally changing nutrient loads and harmful algal blooms: Recent advances, new paradigms, and continuing challenges. Oceanography 30(1):58–69, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2017.110.

GlobalHAB: A New Program to Promote International Research, Observations, and Modeling of Harmful Algal Blooms in Aquatic Systems 
Berdalet, E., R. Kudela, E. Urban, H. Enevoldsen, N.S. Banas, E. Bresnan, M. Burford, K. Davidson, C.J. Gobler, B. Karlson, P.T. Lim, L. Mackenzie, M. Montresor, V.L. Trainer, G. Usup, and K. Yin. 2017. GlobalHAB: A new program to promote international research, observations, and modeling of harmful algal blooms in aquatic systems. Oceanography 30(1):70–81, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2017.111.

Others

 

  • Scientific Summary for Policy Makers: http://hab.ioc-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49:harmful-algal-blooms-for-policy-makers&catid=11:geohab

 


 List of papers published based on GEOHAB endorsed research (download as End-note zip file)