Significant Red Tide Bloom Forecast for New England

From TreeHugger:

As Alexandrium fundyense algae floats and swims in the water, it divides repeatedly, eventually creating the toxic bloom commonly called "red tide." In addition to dividing, however, it also produces dormant cells, or cysts, that drop to the ocean floor. Researchers from the NOAA-funded Gulf of Maine Toxicity project have observed a larger then usual "seed bed" of these cells lying off the coast of New England—a finding they fear might signal a major bloom this spring and summer.

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