News tagged with shellfish beds

Invasive 'tunicate' appears in Oregon's coastal waters

An aggressive, invasive aquatic organism that is on the state's most dangerous species list has been discovered in both Winchester Bay and Coos Bay, and scientists say this "colonial tunicate" - Didemnum ve ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 13, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

NASA Heads Out to Sea

NASA scientists Maury Estes and Mohammad Al-Hamdan have been seafaring in the Gulf of Mexico, and one of them grew a bit green around the gills. It's not surprising that a space agency scientist might have ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Moderately Large' Potential for Spring, Summer Red Tide Outbreak in Gulf of Maine

(PhysOrg.com) -- The potential for an outbreak of the phenomenon called "red tide" is expected to be moderately large this spring and summer, according to researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Scientists discover 'hot spot' for toxic HABS off Washington coastline

A new study funded by NOAA and the National Science Foundation reveals that a part of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which separates Washington state from Canada's British Columbia, is a potential "hot spot" for toxic harmful ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

'Hot spot' for toxic harmful algal blooms discovered off Washington coast

A part of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which separates Washington state from Canada's British Columbia, is a potential "hot spot" for toxic harmful algal blooms affecting the Washington and British Columbia coasts.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0