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Saltwater Science Speaker Series: Harmful Algal Blooms

July 13, 2023

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) threaten human and ecosystem health along the southeastern U.S., yet monitoring efforts in Georgia lag behind those of adjacent states, likely resulting in an underestimation of their prevalence in our coastal waters. Mallory Mintz, a master’s… Full story

Phytoplankton monitors help keep communities safe from harmful algal blooms

April 21, 2021

Every Thursday, a group of dedicated UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant volunteers collect water samples from the Skidaway River. They process the samples in the lab at the UGA Aquarium, counting and identifying the phytoplankton in each sample… Full story

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