Speaker: Vera Trainer, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA
Topic: Are harmful algal blooms getting worse?
Why are crab and clam fisheries closures happening with greater frequency over the last several years? What can we do about this? Although algae produce over half the world’s oxygen and sequester carbon, some of them can kill birds, marine mammals and people and result in millions of dollars of fishery harvest losses, due to their unpredictability. Research to understand the environmental conditions that are causing harmful algal blooms (HABs) to get worse with climate change is important and will lead to strategies to reduce then their occurrence, severity and financial impacts. Come and learn about research on harmful algal blooms off the Oregon coast that is leading to HAB forecasts.
Date/Time: Tuesday April 20, 2021 @ 6pm
Webinar Link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/93121454430
Or call: +1 971 247 1195 Webinar ID: 931 2145 4430
Event Duration: 1 - 3 hours
Date: April 20, 2021
Time: 6:00 pm
End Time: 7:00 pm
Time Zone: PDT