Florida's Lake Okeechobee is essential for water management but faces harmful algal blooms, which thrive in warm, nutrient-rich waters. Daily vertical migration enables them to survive in turbid ...

A minke whale that was swimming in Long Beach Harbor earlier this month died from domoic acid poisoning, according to ...

2013 was a grim year for dolphins in Florida. That year, bottlenose dolphins were dying en masse in the Indian River Lagoon ...

The "skyglow" produced when light from cities bounces off clouds can help cyanobacteria and other aquatic microbes grow at ...

not all algal blooms are toxic. A harmful algal bloom occurs in bodies of freshwater when Cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, produce toxins. According to the city of Austin, Lady Bird ...

The strange behavior is believed to be caused by poisoning from domoic acid. Harmful algal blooms produce acids and can contribute to seizures and other health issues in sea lions. A sick sea lion ...

Trinity County Water Works General Manager Shane McDonald notified the county’s Environmental Health Division of a visible algal bloom at Ewing Reservoir.

For the last month, hundreds of seabirds have been poisoned by domoic acid, a neurotoxin produced in harmful algae blooms that are consumed by filter-feeding fish, such as anchovies and sardines.