Trainer V.L., Pitcher G.C., Reguera B., Smayda T.J.
NOAA, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112, United States; Marine and Coastal Management, Department of Environmental Affairs, Private Bag X2, Rogge Bay, 8012 Cape Town, South Africa; University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch, 7700 Cape Town, South Africa; Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Cabo Estay, Canido, 36200 Vigo, Spain; Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, United States
Trainer, V.L., NOAA, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112, United States; Pitcher, G.C., Marine and Coastal Management, Department of Environmental Affairs, Private Bag X2, Rogge Bay, 8012 Cape Town, South Africa, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch, 7700 Cape Town, South Africa; Reguera, B., Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Cabo Estay, Canido, 36200 Vigo, Spain; Smayda, T.J., Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, United States
Comparison of harmful algal bloom (HAB) species in eastern boundary upwelling systems, specifically species composition, bloom densities, toxin concentrations and impacts are likely to contribute to understanding these phenomena. We identify and describe HABs in the California, Canary, Benguela and Humboldt Current systems, including those that can cause the poisoning syndromes in humans called paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP), and amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP), as well as yessotoxins, ichthyotoxins, and high-biomass blooms resulting in hypoxia and anoxia. Such comparisons will allow identification of parameters, some unique to upwelling systems and others not, that contribute to the development of these harmful blooms.
Amnesic shellfish poisoning; Benguela; California; Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning; Harmful algal blooms; Humboldt current system; Paralytic shellfish poisoning; Species composition; Toxin concentrations; Upwelling systems; Algae control; Toxic materials; Blooms (metal); algal bloom; anoxia; community composition; eastern boundary current; environmental impact; hypoxia; paralytic shellfish poisoning; parameterization; population density; population distribution; toxin; upwelling; Atlantic Ocean; Pacific Ocean; algae