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  1. NOT so harmless...

    Excerpt: "Introducing #KareniaMikimotoi

    "The species responsible for recent events in #SouthAustralia beaches, #KMikimotoi, causes harmful #algal blooms in #Asia, #Europe, #SouthAfrica and #SouthAmerica, as well as #Australia and #NewZealand. These blooms all caused fish deaths, and some also caused #breathing difficulties among local #beachgoers.

    "The most drastic of these K. mikimotoi blooms have occurred in China over the past two decades. In 2012, more than 300 square kilometres of abalone farms were affected, causing about A$525 million in lost production.

    Explaining the toxic effects

    "Microalgae can damage the gills of fish and shellfish, preventing them from breathing. This is the main cause of death. But some studies have also found damage to the gastrointestinal tracts and livers of fish.

    "Tests using fish gill cells clearly show the dramatic toxic effect of K. mikimotoi. When the fish gill cells were exposed to intact K. mikimotoi cells, after 3.5 hours more than 80% of the fish cells had died.

    "Fortunately, the toxin does not persist in the environment after the K. mikimotoi cells are dead. So once the bloom is over, the marine environment can recover relatively quickly.

    "Its toxicity is partly due to the algae’s production of 'reactive oxygen species', reactive forms of oxygen molecules which can cause the deaths of cells in high doses. K. mikimotoi cells may also produce lipid (fat) molecules that cause some toxic effects.

    "Finally, a very dense bloom of microalgae can sometimes reduce the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water column, which means there is less oxygen for other marine life.

    "The human health effects are not very well known but probably relate to the reactive oxygen species being an irritant.

    "K. mikimitoi cells can also produce 'mucilage', a type of thick, gluey substance made of complex sugars, which can accumulate #bacteria inside it. This can cause 'sea foam', which was evident on beaches last week.

    "A question for many people is whether increasing water temperatures make blooms of K. mikimotoi more likely.

    "Another concern is whether nutrient runoff from farms, cities and #aquaculture could cause more harmful algal blooms.

    "Unfortunately, for Australia at least, the answer to these questions is we don’t know yet. While we know some harmful algal blooms do increase when nutrient runoff is higher, others actually prefer fewer nutrients or colder temperatures.

    "We do know warmer water species seem to be moving further south along the Australian coastline, changing #phytoplankton species abundance and distribution.

    "While some microalgal blooms can cause bioluminescence that is beautiful to watch, others such as K. mikimotoi can cause skin and respiratory irritations.

    If you notice discoloured water, fish deaths or excessive sea foam along the coast or in an estuary, avoid fishing or swimming in the area and notify local primary industry or environmental authorities in your state."

    theconversation.com/mystery-so

    #OceanHealth #Beaches Algae #SeaFoam #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #KareniaMikimotoi #WarmingOceans #Radioactivity #NutrientRunoff #OceansAreLife #ROS #SkinIrritations #RespiratoryIrration #ReactiveOxygenSpecies #DeadZones

  2. NOT so harmless...

    Excerpt: "Introducing #KareniaMikimotoi

    "The species responsible for recent events in #SouthAustralia beaches, #KMikimotoi, causes harmful #algal blooms in #Asia, #Europe, #SouthAfrica and #SouthAmerica, as well as #Australia and #NewZealand. These blooms all caused fish deaths, and some also caused #breathing difficulties among local #beachgoers.

    "The most drastic of these K. mikimotoi blooms have occurred in China over the past two decades. In 2012, more than 300 square kilometres of abalone farms were affected, causing about A$525 million in lost production.

    Explaining the toxic effects

    "Microalgae can damage the gills of fish and shellfish, preventing them from breathing. This is the main cause of death. But some studies have also found damage to the gastrointestinal tracts and livers of fish.

    "Tests using fish gill cells clearly show the dramatic toxic effect of K. mikimotoi. When the fish gill cells were exposed to intact K. mikimotoi cells, after 3.5 hours more than 80% of the fish cells had died.

    "Fortunately, the toxin does not persist in the environment after the K. mikimotoi cells are dead. So once the bloom is over, the marine environment can recover relatively quickly.

    "Its toxicity is partly due to the algae’s production of 'reactive oxygen species', reactive forms of oxygen molecules which can cause the deaths of cells in high doses. K. mikimotoi cells may also produce lipid (fat) molecules that cause some toxic effects.

    "Finally, a very dense bloom of microalgae can sometimes reduce the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water column, which means there is less oxygen for other marine life.

    "The human health effects are not very well known but probably relate to the reactive oxygen species being an irritant.

    "K. mikimitoi cells can also produce 'mucilage', a type of thick, gluey substance made of complex sugars, which can accumulate #bacteria inside it. This can cause 'sea foam', which was evident on beaches last week.

    "A question for many people is whether increasing water temperatures make blooms of K. mikimotoi more likely.

    "Another concern is whether nutrient runoff from farms, cities and #aquaculture could cause more harmful algal blooms.

    "Unfortunately, for Australia at least, the answer to these questions is we don’t know yet. While we know some harmful algal blooms do increase when nutrient runoff is higher, others actually prefer fewer nutrients or colder temperatures.

    "We do know warmer water species seem to be moving further south along the Australian coastline, changing #phytoplankton species abundance and distribution.

    "While some microalgal blooms can cause bioluminescence that is beautiful to watch, others such as K. mikimotoi can cause skin and respiratory irritations.

    If you notice discoloured water, fish deaths or excessive sea foam along the coast or in an estuary, avoid fishing or swimming in the area and notify local primary industry or environmental authorities in your state."

    theconversation.com/mystery-so

    #OceanHealth #Beaches Algae #SeaFoam #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #KareniaMikimotoi #WarmingOceans #Radioactivity #NutrientRunoff #OceansAreLife #ROS #SkinIrritations #RespiratoryIrration #ReactiveOxygenSpecies #DeadZones

  3. NOT so harmless...

    Excerpt: "Introducing #KareniaMikimotoi

    "The species responsible for recent events in #SouthAustralia beaches, #KMikimotoi, causes harmful #algal blooms in #Asia, #Europe, #SouthAfrica and #SouthAmerica, as well as #Australia and #NewZealand. These blooms all caused fish deaths, and some also caused #breathing difficulties among local #beachgoers.

    "The most drastic of these K. mikimotoi blooms have occurred in China over the past two decades. In 2012, more than 300 square kilometres of abalone farms were affected, causing about A$525 million in lost production.

    Explaining the toxic effects

    "Microalgae can damage the gills of fish and shellfish, preventing them from breathing. This is the main cause of death. But some studies have also found damage to the gastrointestinal tracts and livers of fish.

    "Tests using fish gill cells clearly show the dramatic toxic effect of K. mikimotoi. When the fish gill cells were exposed to intact K. mikimotoi cells, after 3.5 hours more than 80% of the fish cells had died.

    "Fortunately, the toxin does not persist in the environment after the K. mikimotoi cells are dead. So once the bloom is over, the marine environment can recover relatively quickly.

    "Its toxicity is partly due to the algae’s production of 'reactive oxygen species', reactive forms of oxygen molecules which can cause the deaths of cells in high doses. K. mikimotoi cells may also produce lipid (fat) molecules that cause some toxic effects.

    "Finally, a very dense bloom of microalgae can sometimes reduce the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water column, which means there is less oxygen for other marine life.

    "The human health effects are not very well known but probably relate to the reactive oxygen species being an irritant.

    "K. mikimitoi cells can also produce 'mucilage', a type of thick, gluey substance made of complex sugars, which can accumulate #bacteria inside it. This can cause 'sea foam', which was evident on beaches last week.

    "A question for many people is whether increasing water temperatures make blooms of K. mikimotoi more likely.

    "Another concern is whether nutrient runoff from farms, cities and #aquaculture could cause more harmful algal blooms.

    "Unfortunately, for Australia at least, the answer to these questions is we don’t know yet. While we know some harmful algal blooms do increase when nutrient runoff is higher, others actually prefer fewer nutrients or colder temperatures.

    "We do know warmer water species seem to be moving further south along the Australian coastline, changing #phytoplankton species abundance and distribution.

    "While some microalgal blooms can cause bioluminescence that is beautiful to watch, others such as K. mikimotoi can cause skin and respiratory irritations.

    If you notice discoloured water, fish deaths or excessive sea foam along the coast or in an estuary, avoid fishing or swimming in the area and notify local primary industry or environmental authorities in your state."

    theconversation.com/mystery-so

    #OceanHealth #Beaches Algae #SeaFoam #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #KareniaMikimotoi #WarmingOceans #Radioactivity #NutrientRunoff #OceansAreLife #ROS #SkinIrritations #RespiratoryIrration #ReactiveOxygenSpecies #DeadZones

  4. NOT so harmless...

    Excerpt: "Introducing #KareniaMikimotoi

    "The species responsible for recent events in #SouthAustralia beaches, #KMikimotoi, causes harmful #algal blooms in #Asia, #Europe, #SouthAfrica and #SouthAmerica, as well as #Australia and #NewZealand. These blooms all caused fish deaths, and some also caused #breathing difficulties among local #beachgoers.

    "The most drastic of these K. mikimotoi blooms have occurred in China over the past two decades. In 2012, more than 300 square kilometres of abalone farms were affected, causing about A$525 million in lost production.

    Explaining the toxic effects

    "Microalgae can damage the gills of fish and shellfish, preventing them from breathing. This is the main cause of death. But some studies have also found damage to the gastrointestinal tracts and livers of fish.

    "Tests using fish gill cells clearly show the dramatic toxic effect of K. mikimotoi. When the fish gill cells were exposed to intact K. mikimotoi cells, after 3.5 hours more than 80% of the fish cells had died.

    "Fortunately, the toxin does not persist in the environment after the K. mikimotoi cells are dead. So once the bloom is over, the marine environment can recover relatively quickly.

    "Its toxicity is partly due to the algae’s production of 'reactive oxygen species', reactive forms of oxygen molecules which can cause the deaths of cells in high doses. K. mikimotoi cells may also produce lipid (fat) molecules that cause some toxic effects.

    "Finally, a very dense bloom of microalgae can sometimes reduce the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water column, which means there is less oxygen for other marine life.

    "The human health effects are not very well known but probably relate to the reactive oxygen species being an irritant.

    "K. mikimitoi cells can also produce 'mucilage', a type of thick, gluey substance made of complex sugars, which can accumulate #bacteria inside it. This can cause 'sea foam', which was evident on beaches last week.

    "A question for many people is whether increasing water temperatures make blooms of K. mikimotoi more likely.

    "Another concern is whether nutrient runoff from farms, cities and #aquaculture could cause more harmful algal blooms.

    "Unfortunately, for Australia at least, the answer to these questions is we don’t know yet. While we know some harmful algal blooms do increase when nutrient runoff is higher, others actually prefer fewer nutrients or colder temperatures.

    "We do know warmer water species seem to be moving further south along the Australian coastline, changing #phytoplankton species abundance and distribution.

    "While some microalgal blooms can cause bioluminescence that is beautiful to watch, others such as K. mikimotoi can cause skin and respiratory irritations.

    If you notice discoloured water, fish deaths or excessive sea foam along the coast or in an estuary, avoid fishing or swimming in the area and notify local primary industry or environmental authorities in your state."

    theconversation.com/mystery-so

    #OceanHealth #Beaches Algae #SeaFoam #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #KareniaMikimotoi #WarmingOceans #Radioactivity #NutrientRunoff #OceansAreLife #ROS #SkinIrritations #RespiratoryIrration #ReactiveOxygenSpecies #DeadZones

  5. NOT so harmless...

    Excerpt: "Introducing #KareniaMikimotoi

    "The species responsible for recent events in #SouthAustralia beaches, #KMikimotoi, causes harmful #algal blooms in #Asia, #Europe, #SouthAfrica and #SouthAmerica, as well as #Australia and #NewZealand. These blooms all caused fish deaths, and some also caused #breathing difficulties among local #beachgoers.

    "The most drastic of these K. mikimotoi blooms have occurred in China over the past two decades. In 2012, more than 300 square kilometres of abalone farms were affected, causing about A$525 million in lost production.

    Explaining the toxic effects

    "Microalgae can damage the gills of fish and shellfish, preventing them from breathing. This is the main cause of death. But some studies have also found damage to the gastrointestinal tracts and livers of fish.

    "Tests using fish gill cells clearly show the dramatic toxic effect of K. mikimotoi. When the fish gill cells were exposed to intact K. mikimotoi cells, after 3.5 hours more than 80% of the fish cells had died.

    "Fortunately, the toxin does not persist in the environment after the K. mikimotoi cells are dead. So once the bloom is over, the marine environment can recover relatively quickly.

    "Its toxicity is partly due to the algae’s production of 'reactive oxygen species', reactive forms of oxygen molecules which can cause the deaths of cells in high doses. K. mikimotoi cells may also produce lipid (fat) molecules that cause some toxic effects.

    "Finally, a very dense bloom of microalgae can sometimes reduce the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water column, which means there is less oxygen for other marine life.

    "The human health effects are not very well known but probably relate to the reactive oxygen species being an irritant.

    "K. mikimitoi cells can also produce 'mucilage', a type of thick, gluey substance made of complex sugars, which can accumulate #bacteria inside it. This can cause 'sea foam', which was evident on beaches last week.

    "A question for many people is whether increasing water temperatures make blooms of K. mikimotoi more likely.

    "Another concern is whether nutrient runoff from farms, cities and #aquaculture could cause more harmful algal blooms.

    "Unfortunately, for Australia at least, the answer to these questions is we don’t know yet. While we know some harmful algal blooms do increase when nutrient runoff is higher, others actually prefer fewer nutrients or colder temperatures.

    "We do know warmer water species seem to be moving further south along the Australian coastline, changing #phytoplankton species abundance and distribution.

    "While some microalgal blooms can cause bioluminescence that is beautiful to watch, others such as K. mikimotoi can cause skin and respiratory irritations.

    If you notice discoloured water, fish deaths or excessive sea foam along the coast or in an estuary, avoid fishing or swimming in the area and notify local primary industry or environmental authorities in your state."

    theconversation.com/mystery-so

    #OceanHealth #Beaches Algae #SeaFoam #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #KareniaMikimotoi #WarmingOceans #Radioactivity #NutrientRunoff #OceansAreLife #ROS #SkinIrritations #RespiratoryIrration #ReactiveOxygenSpecies #DeadZones

  6. #NuclearPower is NOT the answer to #ClimateChange!

    The effect of climate change on sources of radionuclides to the marine environment

    Justin P. Gwynn, et al., 2024

    "Blooms of jellyfish are predicted to increase due to warmer ocean temperatures and ocean acidification, with a recent study linking such blooms directly to the thermal pollution of returning cooling water from an NPP."

    nature.com/articles/s43247-024

    #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #OceanAcidification #NuclearPlants #OceanWarming #WaterIsLife #ROS #ReactiveOxygenSpecies #MarineLife

  7. #NuclearPower is NOT the answer to #ClimateChange!

    The effect of climate change on sources of radionuclides to the marine environment

    Justin P. Gwynn, et al., 2024

    "Blooms of jellyfish are predicted to increase due to warmer ocean temperatures and ocean acidification, with a recent study linking such blooms directly to the thermal pollution of returning cooling water from an NPP."

    nature.com/articles/s43247-024

    #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #OceanAcidification #NuclearPlants #OceanWarming #WaterIsLife #ROS #ReactiveOxygenSpecies #MarineLife

  8. #NuclearPower is NOT the answer to #ClimateChange!

    The effect of climate change on sources of radionuclides to the marine environment

    Justin P. Gwynn, et al., 2024

    "Blooms of jellyfish are predicted to increase due to warmer ocean temperatures and ocean acidification, with a recent study linking such blooms directly to the thermal pollution of returning cooling water from an NPP."

    nature.com/articles/s43247-024

    #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #OceanAcidification #NuclearPlants #OceanWarming #WaterIsLife #ROS #ReactiveOxygenSpecies #MarineLife

  9. #NuclearPower is NOT the answer to #ClimateChange!

    The effect of climate change on sources of radionuclides to the marine environment

    Justin P. Gwynn, et al., 2024

    "Blooms of jellyfish are predicted to increase due to warmer ocean temperatures and ocean acidification, with a recent study linking such blooms directly to the thermal pollution of returning cooling water from an NPP."

    nature.com/articles/s43247-024

    #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #OceanAcidification #NuclearPlants #OceanWarming #WaterIsLife #ROS #ReactiveOxygenSpecies #MarineLife

  10. #NuclearPower is NOT the answer to #ClimateChange!

    The effect of climate change on sources of radionuclides to the marine environment

    Justin P. Gwynn, et al., 2024

    "Blooms of jellyfish are predicted to increase due to warmer ocean temperatures and ocean acidification, with a recent study linking such blooms directly to the thermal pollution of returning cooling water from an NPP."

    nature.com/articles/s43247-024

    #NoNukes #NoNukesForAI #HABs #HarmfulAlgaeBlooms #OceanAcidification #NuclearPlants #OceanWarming #WaterIsLife #ROS #ReactiveOxygenSpecies #MarineLife

  11. Here is your lunchtime read - my latest for #LWOS. #Habs rookie camp opens tomorrow and here are the storylines to watch.
    @[email protected]

    Storylines from Montreal Canadiens Rookie Camp lastwordonsports.com/hockey/20

  12. [blogue] Chantons le hockey avec Jérôme Charlebois, opus 4

    (Le hockey est partout dans la culture québécoise et canadienne. Les chansons sur ce sport ne manquent pas, plusieurs faisant usage de la…...

    oreilletendue.com/2026/09/05/c

    #oreilletendue #hockey #ch #habs #languedepuck #chansonqc

  13. How media covers death and destruction in nature
    Explicit content warnings needed for ecological disasters?

    "Disasters that affect our ecosystems can generate anxiety, grief and a sense of helplessness, which media reporting can amplify."

    "SA’s experience with the algal bloom suggests it’s time to extend the logic of existing media guidelines into the environmental domain. A dedicated framework for reporting on environmental disasters would not censor or dilute journalism. It would strengthen it." >>
    theconversation.com/media-cove
    #ecocide #trauma #destruction #harm #ecosystems #grief #EmotionalBracing #news #HABs #MSM #narrative #experiences #exposure #TriggerWarnings #ContentWarnings #DistressingContent #MassMortalities #FossilFuels #extractivism #environmental #disasters #biodiversity #extinctions

  14. Anderson has only faced 7 shots. 2 goals on 7 shots. You’d be a fool not to go to Busie
    #hnom #nhl #hockey #playoffs #canes #habs

  15. This second game is like night and day. But Carolina figured it out. Just don’t let anything get to Anderson ..
    #hnom #hockey #playoffs #canes #nhl #habs

  16. My theory is Freddie is finally being challanged. And he’s not winning.
    #hnom #canes #hockey #nhl #habs

  17. [blogue / rappel]
    «On fait trembler l’arène à 21 000
    Les fantômes du Forum qui nous passent le flambeau
    La flamme toujours protégée par Montambeault
    Chandail rouge comme le sang qui coule dans nos veines»
    oreilletendue.com/2026/01/17/c
    #habs #ch #hockey #chansonqc #oreilletendue #sport

  18. [blogue / rappel]
    «Le bleu blanc rouge est sur la patinoire
    Avec les vieux fantômes du sam’di soir
    C’est sûr qu’y vont gagner
    Préparez-vous à fêter»
    oreilletendue.com/2026/01/16/c
    #habs #ch #hockey #chansonqc #oreilletendue #sport

  19. Fossil fuels, Marine heatwaves and Runoff: The bloom pulsates

    "Algal blooms are complex, but the prevailing theory is that the 2022-23 floods washed nutrients down the Murray-Darling Basin system and out to sea. A marine heatwave and an “upwelling” of nutrients from the bottom of the ocean combined to create the perfect conditions for Karenia mikimotoi to flourish."
    >>
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    #FoamAndBlooms #FossilFuels #ocean #RangeShift #AlgalBlooms #HABs #neurotoxins #FishKills #MarineLife #wildlife #ecosystems #pollution #floods #MDB

  20. 🇨🇦🏒🥅 Canadiens and their fans pay tribute to a hockey legend, Marc-Andre Fleury. Amazing. The guy shuts them out, they have the grace and respect to honour him. A moment when pro sports teaches us something about being a human being.

    #fleury #nhlWild #habs #hnom #nhl #montreal @hnom @hockey

    youtube.com/watch?v=L3-9W1AzNl

  21. 🏒🥅 NHL Jets, obviously. And Oilers. Leafs, yup. Hoping for the Habs (fingers crossed). But Sens? Calgary Flames? Canucks?
    How many Canadian clubs make the playoffs in 2025? See the #HNOMpoll at the top of the thread to add your hopes and dreams (drop your opinions in the comments here, s'il vous plaît )

    #habs #sens #nhljets #leafs #NHLflames #Canucks #oilers #hnom #hockey #hockey @hnom

  22. TOP 10 NHL, POINTS
    Is there a pattern viz a clubs’ “hitting percentage” and its success measured as points? It certainly isn’t the obvious one…

    #hockeyhits #hnom #nhlpanthers #vgk #nhljets #nhlcapitals #nhlWild #leafs #laKings #oilers #nhlDevils #nhlStars #canucks #habs #sens #nhlFlames

    @hnom

  23. 🇨🇦🏒🥅 #HNOMpoll HOW MANY CANADIAN TEAMS IN PLAYOFFS?
    How many Canadian teams will make the playoffs in 2025?
    We're looking at Canucks, Flames, Oilers, Jets, Leafs, Senators, Canadiens/Habs. That's up to 7.

    List your "teams that make it" in the comments s'il vous plaît.

    #habs #sens #leafs #nhljets #oilers #flames #canucks
    #nhl #hockey #canada
    @hnom

  24. It’s December 25. Who has most goals today in the NHL? Majority of those who voted got it right.

    Check #HNOMpoll for my most recent pro hockey question…

    #hockey #nhl #hnom #nhljets #oilers #nhlleafs #bruins #nhlwild #nhlpanthers #habs #nhlavs #tblightning
    @hnom