San Francisco BaykeeperLate last week, our community science monitoring program detected a harmful #algae bloom in #Alameda đź¦
⚠️ If you see signs of a bloom—including tea-like or otherwise discolored water—please avoid contact with the affected area and reach out to our pollution hotline:
https://baykeeper.org/update/harmful-algae-bloom-detected-in-alameda/
#harmfulalgaebloom #HAB #sfbay #sanfraniscobay #bayarea #pollution #waterpollution
Harmful Algae Bloom Detected in Alameda - San Francisco Baykeeper
Late last week, our community science monitoring program detected a harmful algae bloom (HAB) of Heterosigma akashiwo at Seaplane Lagoon and Encinal Beach in Alameda. H. akashiwo is the same species of algae that produced widespread blooms in 2022 and 2023, causing massive fish die-offs. We have one unconfirmed report of a localized bloom on