
Alaska HAB Network
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Welcome to the Alaska HAB Network
As concern about Harmful Algal Blooms across the state grows, the Alaska HAB Network has come together to provide a centralized place for reliable information.HAB Event in Kamchatka in October 2020
Wildlife die-off and human health impacts in Russia in early October linked to HABs. Click to see more satellite images taken by Strelka KB of the event and read the article in StrelkaMag. Monthly Calls
Join us every second Thursday of the month for HAB updates from around the state!
Next meeting: May 12th, 2022 9:30-11:00am
Email Thomas to be added to the mailing list and get the zoom link.Notes from the previous meeting: AHAB monthly call April 2022 notes
HAB Job Opportunities
Below are some career opportunities for positions working with HABs. Contact Thomas with any other opportunities you would like to add to this list.
Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska
3 positions are being hired (open until filled)
– Operations Program Manager: admin position based in Unalaska
– Environmental Coordinator (Remediation): focusing on brownfields and cleanup of military impacted lands through the EPA TRP program and NALEMP
– Environmental Program Director: building partnerships and continuing work on climate adaptation planning, environmental remediation, subsistence use and many other areasAOOS is hiring!
AOOS is seeking to fill three roles within our organization:
• Ocean Acidification Network Coordinator
• Outreach Director
• Community Engagement Coordinator
Deadline: May 25, more info and application here.USGS Postdoctoral Position – CA Water Science Center
The Biogeochemistry Group (BGC) at the U.S. Geological Survey California Water Science Center (CAWSC) is seeking candidates for up to 3 Postdoctoral Researcher positions to work with our research team on projects related to phytoplankton, harmful algal blooms, remote sensing, nutrients, and hydrodynamic effects on biogeochemical processes in estuaries.
Review starts June 3, 2022, send application to Keith Bouma-Gregson, kbouma-gregson@usgs.gov Postdoctoral Fellow at Auburn University – Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms
For questions regarding the position, please contact Dr. Alan Wilson at wilson@auburn.edu or visit http://wilsonlab.com/ to learn more about the lab.
Open until filledUpcoming HAB Dates
- GlobalHAB Workshop: Modeling and Prediction of HABs
Emerging methods, regional problem-solving, and patterns of global change
Planned in-person (Glasgow, UK): May 9-13, 2022 - 12th International Conference on Toxic Cyanobacteria
Joint effort with the Interdisciplinary Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms Workshop
Conference: May 22-27, 2022 in Toledo, OH - GlobalHAB Symposium on automated in situ observations of plankton
To bring together experts on, and users of, automated in situ imaging systems
Dates: Aug 22-26, 2022 – virtual and in-person in Kristineberg, Sweden - Taxonomic Identification of Harmful Algae in US Marine Waters Course
August 16-28, 2022 (inclusive of travel days)
Location: Bigelow Laboratory in East Boothbay, ME
Cost: $3,500 (covers course material, housing and meals, but not travel)
Deadline: application submissions are due May 31, 2022 - 11th US Symposium on Harmful Algae
October 23-28, 2022 in Albany, NY
Abstract submission: May 20, 2022
- GlobalHAB Workshop: Modeling and Prediction of HABs
Current HABs Alerts
- ADF&G Kotzebue Herring Kill (Oct 13, 2021) Pathology Report Dec 2021
- Southeast AK, Kodiak, and Aleutians: blue mussel PST levels now consistently above limit 6/24/21
- Non-harmful bloom of Mesodinium rubrum turns Kachemak Bay waters red 5/27/21
- Satellite study links Sept 2020 Kamchatka HAB event to high temps 3/8/21
- Razor clam digging still shut down in Pacific Northwest due to domoic acid levels 2/5/21
- Karenia brevis (warm water dinoflagellate) leads to HAB event in Florida causing respiratory irritation and fish kills 12/28/20
- Massive die-off and health impact in Kamchatka (Russia) linked to HABs 11/18/20
- PSP death in Dutch Harbor; State of Alaska issues shellfish alert 7/15/20
News feed (click for archive)
May 13, 2022
HABs in coastal upwelling systems
May 13, 2022
OA and ocean temp stimulate phytoplankton growth
May 13, 2022
Seabirds and biotoxins chapter in new book
May 12, 2022
Alexandrium and Dinophysis impacts on larval shellfish
May 9, 2022
Revisiting the HPLC method to quantify toxins
May 6, 2022
Effects of climate change on Pseudo-nitzschia blooms
May 3, 2022
Prediction of algal bloom and toxins using decision trees
May 2, 2022
Possible degradation of shellfish toxin by thermal processing
May 1, 2022
Feeding response in oysters exposed to PSP
April 29, 2022
Research investigates toxins in Arctic food webs
HAB Funding Opportunities
Below are some funding opportunities for HABs. If you are interested in applying for any of these and want help finding collaborators, or if you know of other funding opportunities, contact Thomas.
- FlowCam Aquatic Research and Tavel Grant program
Equipment grant for graduate students and undergraduate faculty
Win the use of a FlowCam instrument for up to 4 months, including training/support
Deadlines: Graduate – April 15, 2022; Undergraduate – June 15, 2022
- FlowCam Aquatic Research and Tavel Grant program