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Harmful algal blooms (HABs)

World Data Ocean keeps Harmful algal blooms (HABs) in one place: one story so far. The section currently leads with “Monsoon Patterns, Viruses, and HABs Linked in Philippine Mariculture Area”. In Bolinao, Philippines, a 2.5-month saxitoxin episode and a fish kill marked the 2022 season, yet the dominant phytoplankton were diatoms, not the toxin-producing dinoflagellate *Alexandrium* sp. A Global Hub for Ocean Intelligence 4 World Data Ocean is a centralized digital platform where researchers, scientists, and ocean enthusiasts converge to… The list below is every Harmful algal blooms (HABs) story on World Data Ocean, newest first.

Monsoon Patterns, Viruses, and HABs Linked in Philippine Mariculture Area
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Monsoon Patterns, Viruses, and HABs Linked in Philippine Mariculture Area

In Bolinao, Philippines, a 2.5-month saxitoxin episode and a fish kill marked the 2022 season, yet the dominant phytoplankton were diatoms, not the toxin-producing dinoflagellate *Alexandrium* sp. that triggered the shellfish ban. Our sampling, using a PlanktoScope and 18S rRNA sequencing, revealed giant viruses from the Imitervirales and Algavirales orders coexisting with these blooms. While these viruses likely didn't directly cause the toxin event, network analyses suggest they influence plankton dynamics during HABs.