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HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS
A survey of coastal residents
showed that Pfiesteria outbreaks dramatically affect
consumers' travel, reducing tourism by at least 40%. These
results help management agencies develop rapid response
plans for new outbreaks.
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Sea Grant Impacts…
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The Issue:
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are found in the waters of almost every U.S.
coastal state, and virtually every U.S. coastal state has experienced
the environmental, human health, and economic impacts of them.
Sea Grant:
There is a Sea Grant program in every coastal state, and no program is
better suited to address this problem than Sea Grant because it requires
a breadth of scope that only Sea Grant can provide—research, education
and outreach on all coasts; for all age groups; for government, private
businesses, and private citizens; and on issues ranging from biology to
economics to the physical sciences. Research alone will not solve this
problem, yet we must develop a better arsenal of weapons than currently
exists.
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