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  • Invasive Algae found in Massachusetts' Westfield River West Branch

    Invasive Algae found in Massachusetts' Westfield River West Branch

    The presence of the freshwater algae Didymosphenia geminata (a.k.a Didymo or "rock snot") was recently observed by Dr. Caleb Slater, a fisheries biologist with the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW) during routine fisheries sampling on August 31, 2015 in the West Branch of the Westfield River in the town of Chester in Hampden County. DFW collected samples and made the preliminary identification which was confirmed by independent experts on September 2.

  • NOAA To Study Toxic Algal Bloom on Pacific Coast of U.S.

    NOAA To Study Toxic Algal Bloom on Pacific Coast of U.S.

    NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle has mobilized extra scientists to join a fisheries survey along the West Coast to chart an extensive harmful algal bloom that spans much of the West Coast and has triggered numerous closures of important shellfish fisheries in Washington, Oregon and California.