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NOAA NCCOS: New England Red Tide Research

Dataset Summary

Agency	NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Sub-Agency/Organization
Category	Biology and Ecology, Business and Economic, Environment and Conservation, Human Health and Disease, Oceans and Estuaries
Date Released	2009
Date Updated
Time Period	1997 - Present
Frequency	Annually
Description	Alexandrium blooms are one of several algal bloom types often called "red tides," but more correctly referred to as Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). Alexandrium produces a potent toxin that accumulates in shellfish and can cause illness in humans who eat contaminated shellfish.

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Geodata
Specialized Data Category Designation	Geospatial
Keywords	ISO 19115 Topic Category, biota, economy, environment, health, oceans, NOS Data Explorer Topic Category, Environmental Monitoring, None, Alexandrium blooms, Harmful Algal Blooms, bloom events, algae, HAB, HABs, Toxin, Toxins, paralytic shellfish poisoning, PSP, Shellfish, Bivalve Shellfish, Carnivorous Snails, Mussel, Mussel Harvest, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI, Red Tide, surfacewater quality, marine microbiota, phytoplankton, tides, wind speed, wind direction, water temperature, salinity, cell counts, None, New England, New England Coastal Waters, Atlantic Waters, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Bay, Cape Cod Bay, Portsmouth, Cape Ann, Buzzards Bay, Nantucket Island, Martha's Vineyard
Unique ID	1D904A6A-D587-458A-5F47-9AF591CF3C45

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Agency Program Page
Agency Data Series Page	http://science.whoi.edu/users/olga/alex_surveys/Alexandrium_Surveys.html

Dataset Coverage

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Geographic Coverage	-71.00, -65.00, 45.00, 40.00

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