Global Harmful Algal Blooms

Benthic HABs

New tools are necessary to manage and mitigate the impacts of benthic blooms on human health and the environment.

P.T. Lim, University of Malaya

L. Escalera, SZN

HABs and Aquaculture 

The oyster farms are susceptible to algal biotoxin contamination and blooms that have direct lethal effects on the shellfish

Cawthron Institute

Observation, Modelling and Prediction

New capabilities in observation and modelling will improve the detection and prediction of HABs

O. Wade, Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Biodiversity and Biogeography

Combining modern and classic taxonomy tools and long time series will contribute to identify the factors that determine the changing distribution of HAB species and their genetic variability.

C. Whyte, SAMS

Freshwater HABs and Cyanobacterial HABs
Coordination will help to develop a global perspective in advancing the science and management of freshwater HABs, and cyanobacterial HABs in marine, brackish and freshwater habitats

M. Burford, Griffith University

One Health
The most efficient way to protect human and animal health is to prevent exposure to contaminated sea products.

Washington State Department of Health

In the broader picture GlobalHAB contributes to improved management of HABs as an ocean hazard through improved preparedness and early warning systems contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goal 11, target 11.5 and Priority 4 and Global target 7 of the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) 2015-2030.

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Global Harmful Algal Blooms - GlobalHAB - an international science programme on HABs building on the foundations of GEOHAB


  • Science and Implementation Plan

An international programme sponsored jointly by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO

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SUBCOMMITEE OF THE CRP "HABs in Stratified Systems"

Dr. Robin Raine (Chair of the CRP)

National University of Ireland and The Martin Rian Institute, Galway, Ireland

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Dr. Hidekatsu Yamazaki

Department of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan

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Dr. Margaret A. McManus

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Oceanography, US

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Dr. Oliver N. Ross

Unitat de Tecnologia Marina (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain

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Dr. Elisa Berdalet

Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain

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Since the beginning of GEOHAB, different people have contributed to the implementation of the CRP "Stratified Systems", we acknowledge all of them:

Dr. Patrick Gentien, first chair of GEOHAB

Dr. Beatriz Reguera

Dr. Tom Osborn

Dr. Percy Donaghay

Dr. Liam Fernand