Environmental threats posed by harmful algal blooms (HAB) and marine disasters are on tap for keynote addresses for the 2026 Alaska Marine Science Symposium in Anchorage, Jan 26-30.
Marine ecologist Thomas Farrugia, coordinator for the Alaska Harmful Algal Bloom Network at the Alaska Ocean Observing System in Anchorage, and Rosie Masui, outreach and engagement lead for the network at Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Homer, are to present on the HAB event and how the response was shaped to the HAB event in Kachemak Bay in the summer of 2025.
That response was a collaborative effort of state and federal agencies, tribal partners, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations…