Harmful Algae <i>Pseudo-nitzschia</i> (IMAGE)

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Harmful Algae <i>Pseudo-nitzschia</i>

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Dense cells of the harmful algae Pseudo-nitzchia during a bloom off the West Coast last summer. The bloom forced the closure of numerous shellfish and crab fisheries.

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