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Toxic Algae Discovered Off Washington Coast Saturday, January 31, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Environment   
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A part of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which separates Washington state from Canada's British Columbia, is a potential "hot spot" for toxic algal blooms affecting the Washington and British Columbia coasts. Marine scientists found that under certain conditions, toxic algal cells from an offshore "initiation site" break off and are transported to nearshore areas, where they may trigger harmful algal blooms that ultimately force the closure of Washington state shellfish beds along beaches. (source: nsf.gov)
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