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Regional/National Research includes activities relevant to the objectives of the GEOHAB Science Plan, but may have other overall objectives. Regional/National research is co-ordinated at a regional or national level rather than by the SSC.
List of papers published based on GEOHAB endorsed reserch (download as End-note zip file)
ENDORSED PROJECTS:
Project title: GOMTOX, Dynamics of Alexandrium fundyense distributions in the Gulf of Maine : an observational and modeling study of nearshore and offshore shellfish toxicity, vertical toxin flux, and bloom dynamics in a complex shelf sea. Acronym: GOMTOX Start: 1January 2006 End: September 2011 Homepage: http://www.whoi.edu/sbl/liteSite.do?litesiteid=13193&articleId=20407 AND http://www.whoi.edu/gomtox/ Funding Programmes: US ECOHAB Budget: EUR554,000 (ERDF) Abstract: The overall objective is to establish a comprehensive regional-scale understanding of Alexandrium fundyense dynamics, transport pathways, and associated shellfish toxicity and to use this information and relevant technologies to assist managers, regulators, and industry to fully exploit nearshore and offshore shellfish resources threatened by PSP, with appropriate safeguards for human health. GOMTOX will pursue a combined observational and modeling strategy utilizing partnerships between academia and governmental agencies, both federal and state. GOMTOX will utilize a combination of large-scale survey cruises, autonomous gliders, moored instruments and traps, drifters, satellite imagery and numerical models to: 1) investigate A. fundyense bloom dynamics and the pathways that link this organism to toxicity in both nearshore and offshore shellfish in the Gulf of Maine and southern New England shelf waters; 2) investigate the vertical structure of A. fundyense blooms in the study region, emphasizing the distribution of cells, zooplankton fecal pellets, other vectors for toxin, and their linkage to toxicity in offshore shellfish; 3) assess interannual to interdecadal variability in A. fundyense abundance and PSP toxicity; 4) incorporate field observations into a suite of numerical models for hindcasting and forecasting applications; and 5) synthesize results and disseminate the information and technology, transitioning scientific and management tools to the regulatory community for operational use. Partners: V. Monica Bricelj, National Research Council , Canada, Benjamin Cowie-Haskell, National Ocean Service, NOAA, Jonathan Deeds, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Stacey Etheridge , U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Sherwood Hall , U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Ruoying He , North Carolina State University, Bruce A. Keafer, Research Associate, WHOI, James P. Manning, NOAA, Jennifer Martin, Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Dennis J. McGillicuddy, Jr., Associate Scientist, WHOI, Neal R. Pettigrew, University of Maine, Cynthia H. Pilskaln, University of Massachusetts , Dartmouth, Andrew Thomas, University of Maine, David W. Townsend, University of Maine, Jefferson T. Turner, University of Massachusetts , Dartmouth
Contact: D. Anderson , Pricipal Investigato r. ECOHAB GOM, NSF/NOAA)
Project title: NORCOHAB. Harmful algal bloom species in the coastal North Sea. Acronym: NORCOHAB Start: Aberdeen, Scotland (embark Scottish scientist 10.06.07/disembark 21.06.07), Flodevigen/Arendahl, Norwey (embark Norwegian scientist 24.06.07/disembark 03.07.07). Funding Programmes: No data. Abstract: The project addresses key research question on the dynamics of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). The specific goals are:
1) To assess and compare the genotypic variability of populations of selected HAB species
2) To asses and compare the toxin profile and content of HAB species and toxin transfer and metabolism to the next trophic level
3) To asses and compare the effect of grazing by both metazoa and protists as a potential “top down” regulatory mechanism for population dynamics of HAB species
4) To assess potential effects of allelochemicals produced by Alexandrium spp. on the population dynamics and composition of the whole plankton community
5) To determine the intrinsic in situ growth rate of the HAB field population.
The project will work in two General Research Areas, the East Coast of Scotland/Great Britain (Orkney Islands to Firth of Forth) and the South h Coast Norway/Skagerrak.
The objective of this cruise is to conduct an limited oceanographic survey for key species(Alexandrium spp., Pseudo-nitzschia spp., Dinophysis spp., etc.) that form Harmful Algal Blooms in the North Sea and adjacent coastal waters. Profiling instrumentation (biooptics, physical oceanography, fluorescence) will be combined with sampling for phytoplankton, microzooplankton and metazooplankton for on board experiments on grazing, population genetics and toxin compartmentalization. This cruise is expected to contribute to the comparative studies conducted under GEOHAB to understanding the processes underlying bloom dynamics.
Partners: 11 scientists from AWI.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Allan Cembella, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Ressearch
Am Handelshafen 12, TEL.//TELEFAX No. +49-471-4831-1494/+49-471-4831-2115
Project title: Forecasting Initiation of Blooms of Toxic Algae. Acronym: FINAL. Start: 1 September 2005 End: 31 December 2008. Homepage: Funding Programmes: INTERREG IIIB NORTH-WEST EUROPE, Budget: EUR554,000 (ERDF). Abstract: FINAL aims to provide a network of experts capable of addressing the problem of Harmful Algal Blooms in NW European waters. The two genera Alexandrium and Pseudo-nitzschia shall be studied in Brittany , Ireland and Scotland as they are of economic importance in these regions. The work of this network will include a number of related studies to achieve a better understanding of HAB development, risk assessment and prediction in the region:
1) Development of risk assessment strategies based on both historical data and new data collected in targeted field pilot studies across the regions. The development of harmful algal blooms in relationship to physical and chemical forcing variables of bloom initiation (e.g. tides, water temperature, salinity, nutrients). This will allow region-wide risk assessment based on easily measured criteria that will benefit both regulators and industry.
2) Exchange of mathematical models of HAB bloom development that exist within partner institutes, which will be applied to other regions.
Exchange of methodologies and techniques will provide a basis on which to exploit reasons for the initiation of harmful blooms of the chosen species.
Partners:
a) IFREMER, Brest , France b) The Martin Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland , Galway , Ireland . c) The Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Scotland .
Contact: Annie Chapelle, Ifremer, BP 70, 29280 Plouzané , France , Tel/Fax: +33 2 98 22 43 56 , E-mail :
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Project title:
CEOHAB – Chinese Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms, 5 year national programme, 2003-2007.
Contact:Prof. Mingjiang ZHOU, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao 266071, China, Tel+86 532 2898589, Fax +86 532 2893088, E-mail
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, www: http://www.china-hab.cn/english/
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