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East End marine scientists say that blooms of a toxic red algae have reappeared in bays across the East End in late summer and may pose a threat to larval fish and shellfish populations.
Dr. Chris Gobler, a marine science professor at Stony Brook University, has been monitoring the so-called “red tide” blooms since they first appeared in East End bays in 2004. The algae blooms were more widespread and more intense last year than ever before, and this year’s blooms appear to be nearly as bad, he said.
“Like, 10 days ago, the water in the Peconics and Shinnecock was perfectly clear, and then, all of a sudden, this bloom just showed up out of nowhere,” Dr. Gobler said. “All through the Peconics, Orient, Sag Harbor, Shinnecock east of the canal.... more
Dr. Chris Gobler, a marine science professor at Stony Brook University, has been monitoring the so-called “red tide” blooms since they first appeared in East End bays in 2004. The algae blooms were more widespread and more intense last year than ever before, and this year’s blooms appear to be nearly as bad, he said.
“Like, 10 days ago, the water in the Peconics and Shinnecock was perfectly clear, and then, all of a sudden, this bloom just showed up out of nowhere,” Dr. Gobler said. “All through the Peconics, Orient, Sag Harbor, Shinnecock east of the canal.... more
http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/26/2/175