This summer, there were some big blooms of the rust-colored algae, Alexandrium monilatum, in Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Virginia Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellow Sarah Pease is studying this algae and whether the toxin it produces could affect oyster or human health. On August 19, 2015, Pease, a VIMS student, went out during the peak of a bloom to collect samples.
Read more about Sarah Pease’s research at:
http://vsgarchive.wpengine.com/toxic-algae-alexandrium-monilatum/
