Review of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Causing Marine Fish Kills: Toxicity and Mitigation

JW Oh, SSC Pushparaj, M Muthu, J Gopal - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Extensive growth of microscopic algae and cyanobacteria results in harmful algal blooms
(HABs) in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. HABs can harm humans and …

Extreme harmful algal blooms, climate change, and potential risk of eutrophication in Patagonian fjords: Insights from an exceptional Heterosigma akashiwo fish-killing …

JI Mardones, J Paredes-Mella, A Flores-Leñero… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Patagonian fjords have experienced intense harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the last
decade, affecting important aquaculture areas in southern Chile. Climatic anomalies have …

Heterosigma akashiwo, a Fish-Killing Flagellate

M Mehdizadeh Allaf - Microbiology Research, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heterosigma akashiwo is a golden-brown unicellular phytoflagellate with a high potential to
create harmful algal blooms (HABs) and kill fish in many coastal regions worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] Salinity as an abiotic stressor for eliciting bioactive compounds in marine microalgae

A Macías-de la Rosa, L López-Rosales… - Toxins, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the impact of culture medium salinity (5–50 PSU) on the growth and
maximum photochemical yield of photosystem II (Fv/Fm) and the composition of carotenoids …

Harmful algae impacting aquatic organisms: recent field and laboratory observations

JJ Dorantes-Aranda - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
Algal blooms formed by some phytoplankton species can produce toxins or alter
environmental conditions that can affect aquatic organisms and water quality, with impacts …

Influence of multi‐stressor combinations of pCO2, temperature, and salinity on the toxicity of Heterosigma akashiwo (Raphidophyceae), a fish‐killing flagellate

MM Allaf, CG Trick - Journal of Phycology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and global warming have led to more frequent harmful algal blooms in the
last decade. Among these blooms, Heterosigma akashiwo, a golden‐brown phytoflagellate …

First description of the fish-killing raphidophyceae Chattonella marina complex in Argentina: From genetics to ichthyotoxicity unveiled

DA Juárez, JI Mardones, AF Leñero, L Norambuena… - Harmful Algae, 2025 - Elsevier
Species of the harmful algal bloom (HAB)-forming genus Chattonella (Raphidophyceae) are
responsible for massive fish kills worldwide. Despite this, the genus remains still unexplored …

Evaluation and Refinement of Chlorophyll-a Algorithms for High-Biomass Blooms in San Francisco Bay (USA)

RM Kudela, DB Senn, ET Richardson… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
A massive bloom of the raphidophyte Heterosigma akashiwo occurred in summer 2022 in
San Francisco Bay, causing widespread ecological impacts including events of low …

Mitigation of Marine Dinoflagellates Using Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) Increases Toxicity towards Epithelial Gill Cells

JI Mardones, A Flores-Leñero, M Pinto-Torres… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been shown to efficiently remove toxic microalgae from
enclosed ballast waters and brackish lakes. In this study, in vitro experiments were …

Plankton Genes and Extracellular Organic Substances in the Ocean

IR Jenkinson - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the ocean represents about 662 billion tons of C, 200
times more than the living biomass. It is produced mainly by microbial primary production …