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Can technology dispel the algal bloom gloom?

Can technology dispel the algal bloom gloom?

Sensing technology and mitigation tools were core themes of a workshop on harmful algal blooms (HABs) hosted by Scotland’s Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) earlier this month.

Rules and logistics ‘hindering algal bloom response in Chile’

Rules and logistics ‘hindering algal bloom response in Chile’

Regulatory restrictions and important logistical limitations are hampering Chilean salmon farmers in their efforts to effectively deal with high-intensity harmful algal blooms (HABs), a study has concluded.

The drone super-camera that will identify HABs

The drone super-camera that will identify HABs

Researchers in Chile aim to detect harmful algal blooms earlier and more easily by using a drone-mounted hyperspectral camera that can see tell-tale colours not visible to the naked eye.

Aquaculture link to algal blooms discussed after huge study

Aquaculture link to algal blooms discussed after huge study

A public webinar will be held today at noon (BST) to discuss the results of an unprecedented analysis of thousands of harmful algal bloom (HAB) events worldwide over the past 33 years.

Chilean doctors prescribe salmon farming curbs

Chilean doctors prescribe salmon farming curbs

The Puerto Montt branch of doctors’ union the Medical College of Chile has called for a review of salmon farming regulations in an area hit by harmful algal blooms (HABs) that killed more than 6,000 tonnes of farmed salmon.

Machine learning bid to beat deadly blooms in Chile

Machine learning bid to beat deadly blooms in Chile

A company specialising in artificial intelligence is developing computer modelling to predict harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Chile, where more than 6,000 tonnes of farmed salmon have recently died because of the phenomenon.

Algal blooms have now killed almost 6,000t of fish in Chile

Algal blooms have now killed almost 6,000t of fish in Chile

Almost 6,000 tonnes of farmed salmon have now died in Chile because of algal blooms, figures from state aquaculture agency Sernapesca show.

1,800 tonnes of mortalities made into fish meal and oil

1,800 tonnes of mortalities made into fish meal and oil

More than 1,800 tonnes of farmed salmon killed by harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Chile have been converted into fish meal and fish oil by a rendering company in Los Lagos region.

5.4m fish moved out of harm's way in Chile

5.4m fish moved out of harm's way in Chile

Nearly 5.4 million farmed salmonids have been transferred to different sites to safeguard them from harmful algal blooms (HABs) that have now killed 4,244 tonnes of fish spread across 18 farm sites in Chile.

First-ever global report on harmful algal blooms

First-ever global report on harmful algal blooms

An analysis of almost 10,000 harmful algal bloom (HAB) events worldwide over three decades is to be published after seven years of work by scientists.

Grieg data platform 'will offer a window on the ocean'

Grieg data platform 'will offer a window on the ocean'

Grieg Seafood has partnered with Californian company Scoot Science to launch an ocean analytics and data management platform that will provide real-time data on ocean environmental conditions to Grieg’s salmon farms.

Is this the technology to beat algal blooms?

Is this the technology to beat algal blooms?

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have been responsible for the deaths of millions of farmed salmon worldwide and have proved extremely difficult to combat, but one company believes it may have the answer to at least part of the problem.

Global warming will increase algal blooms, warns UN

Global warming will increase algal blooms, warns UN

The latest UN expert report on the current state of the oceans addresses the phenomenon of harmful algal blooms and the risk that they will continue to proliferate if carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere do not decrease.