National and International Programs
National Plans
National Research Program
- Harmful Algal Research and Response: A Human Dimensions Strategy. (2006)
- HARRNESS, 2005. Harmful Algal Research and Response: A National Environmental Science Strategy 2005-2015
- Marine Biotoxins and Harmful Algae: A National Plan (1993)
- ECOHAB: The Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms - A National Research Agenda
- Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms (MERHAB)
- CSCOR Harmful Algal Bloom Event Response Program
ECOHAB research projects
National HAB Research and Monitoring Strategy: Pfiesteria
Prevention, Control and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms: A Research Plan
- PDF file
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act
Oceans and Human Health Roundtable Report, December 17-18, 2001
- PDF file
Protocols for Monitoring Pfiesteria and Related Health and Environmental Conditions in U.S. Coastal Waters
- PDF file
International Plans
Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (GEOHAB) Programme
GEOHAB: HABs in Eutrophic Systems
The EU-US Scientific Initiative on Harmful Algal Blooms
- A Report from a Workshop Jointly Funded by the European Commission - Environment and Sustainable Development Programme and the U.S. National Science Foundation (5 - 8 September 2002 - Trieste, Italy)
State Plans
Information on Texas' Red Tide Contingency Plan (July/August 1999)
Useful References and Other Information
Review articles for further reading.
IOC Taxonomic Reference List of Toxic Plankton Algae
Domoic Acid and Pseudo-nitzschia reference list compiled by Steve Bates
Pfiesteria bibliography compiled by Joanne Burkholder (NCSU)
Pfiesteria bibliography compiled by The Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library
Pfiesteria bibliography compiled by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Proceedings of the Xth International Conference on Harmful Algae, October 2002
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Harmful Algae
Harmful Algal Blooms on the North American West Coast (Proceedings of "Harmful Algal Blooms: The Encroaching Menace")
Harmful Algae Management and Mitigation (Proceedings from the 1999 & 2001 HAMM Conferences
- Please note this is a 29.5 Mb file - PDF format.
Monitoring and Management Strategies for Harmful Algal Blooms in Coastal Waters (Anderson et al., 2001)
- Please note this is a 9.8 Mb file - PDF format.
Estimated Annual Economic Impacts from Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in the United States (Anderson et al., 2000)
- Please note this is a 1 Mb file - PDF format.
Harmful Algal Blooms. In: NOAA's State of the Coast Report.
- Please note this is a 1.4 Mb file - PDF format.
Sea Web Ocean Citations - Selected Science Publications on Ocean Issues
Toxic and Harmful Algal Blooms - Educational Activities (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences)
Algae: A Sourcebook for Teaching about Harmful Algal Blooms
- by Norman D. Anderson and Harriett S. Stubbs
- available from Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 4050 Westmark Drive, Dubuque, Iowa 52002
Nature out of Balance - documentary video
NATO ASI Series, Physiological Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms
- Edited by D.M. Anderson, A.D. Cembella, and G.M. Hallegraeff
- Note: This is a 39 Mb file
Abstracts from the December 2000 U.S. HAB symposium (PDF format)
IOC's Harmful Algae News
International Directory of Experts In Harmful Algae and Their Effects on Fisheries and Public Health