The Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences

2027 Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences

January 12-15, 2027

A decade of HABreports: early warning of HABs and biotoxins for aquaculture
ID:62 Invited Oral Presentation

2027-01-12 11:40 (China Standard Time)

Session:Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety

Abstract
Since 2015 SAMS has produced early warning and risk assessments of HABs and associated biotoxins in Scottish waters for the shellfish and finfish aquaculture industries. Since 2017 these have been provided on the www.HABreports.org web site, with a parallel Malaysian (My-HABs) alerts system being developed in 2021/2. This presentation will discuss the development and content of HABreports including its traffic light alerts, FVCOM based model forecasts of HAB advection, and development of mobile phone-based App for those users who do not routinely sit at a desktop. Recent developments including incorporation of real time Imaging FlowCytobot data from two sites in the Shetland Islands, and true site- specific forecasts of HAB risk using ensemble modelling approaches will also be reviewed. We are also now exploring the use of modified clays developd by IOCAS Qingdao for mitigation of HABs at Scottish aquaculture sites.
 
Speaker
Keith Davidson Scottish Association for Marine Science

Author
Keith Davidson Scottish Association for Marine Science

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