{"id":1081,"date":"2025-12-17T20:15:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T20:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2025-12-18T01:10:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T01:10:42","slug":"getting-the-drop-on-bad-blooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1081","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Clear of Bad Blooms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0941fed5bb5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0941fed5bb5\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-17-Bigelow-Laboratory-eDNA-and-Shellfish-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1082\" style=\"width:1320px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-17-Bigelow-Laboratory-eDNA-and-Shellfish-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-17-Bigelow-Laboratory-eDNA-and-Shellfish-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-17-Bigelow-Laboratory-eDNA-and-Shellfish-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-17-Bigelow-Laboratory-eDNA-and-Shellfish-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-17-Bigelow-Laboratory-eDNA-and-Shellfish.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An oyster farmer washes oysters in southern Maine in 2024, courtesy of the University of Maine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Toxic species of algae like <em>Pseudo-nitzschia australis<\/em> can have devastating impacts on coastal industries and communities \u2014 a lesson Maine communities learned first hand in 2016 when <em>P. australis<\/em> unexpectedly bloomed along the East Coast for the first time in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A team of researchers from <strong>Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences<\/strong> and the <strong>University of Maine<\/strong> have developed a tool to proactively detect this species at a much lower abundance than possible with traditional techniques. Using recent advances in environmental DNA, the method will give resource managers and shellfish producers a way to test water samples and respond to harmful blooms more quickly, accurately, and conveniently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study, led by UMaine and Bigelow Laboratory PhD student <strong>Sydney Greenlee<\/strong>, features Bigelow Laboratory researchers <strong>Peter Countway <\/strong>and <strong>Robin Sleith<\/strong>, as well as UMaine Darling Marine Center professor <strong>Damian Brady<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/news\/articles\/2025-12-16.html\">Read the Full Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toxic species of algae like Pseudo-nitzschia australis can have devastating impacts on coastal industries and communities \u2014 a lesson Maine communities learned first hand in 2016 when P. australis unexpectedly bloomed along the East Coast for the first time in 2016. 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