Monday 2/11

HAB is a Harmful Algae Bloom that cell's multiply and produce harmful toxins which can harm many different marine animals or humans.  The causes of this can be anything from warm water temperatures that form phytoplankton such as Dinoflagellates   Man can prevent this if we work to protect the environment, clean up our oceans and stop spilling oil or waste into the ocean.  In the Gulf of Mexico, major Harmful Algae Booms were produced because of the excessive amount of oil that spilled.  It has affected the gulf coast by poisoning many different animal species and therefore affecting us because the fishing industries around there had to postpone selling their seafood.

Dinoflagellate: