Inside Sea Grant Newsletter – Winter 2002

by scsgc | Jun 15, 2022

Volunteers cleaned nearly 15 tons of trash from local waterways. S.C. Sea Grant Consortium extension specialists organized a workshop on harmful algal blooms. The executive director of the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium was named to the Executive Committee of the Board of...

Inside Sea Grant Newsletter – Summer 2000

by scsgc | Jun 15, 2022

Dr. Leroy Davis was elected as S.C. Sea Grant board chair. Oyster shell research lead to a new fertilizer enhancer. The Center for Sustainable Living was featured on national television. A new red tide was discovered.

S.C. Task Group on Harmful Algae Newsletter – Spring 2005

by scsgc | Jun 15, 2022

The Southeast Phytoplankton Monitoring Network (SEPMN) grew from a program with volunteers sampling in coastal South Carolina to expanding its coverage along the Georgia and North Carolina coasts.

S.C. Task Group on Harmful Algae Newsletter – Winter 2005

by scsgc | Jun 15, 2022

The CDC funded a multi-faceted approach to harmful algal blooms (HABs) in South Carolina, including a system to identify people with a high risk of exposure to potentially harmful algae, real-time remote monitoring, and outreach programs.

S.C. Task Group on Harmful Algae Newsletter – Spring 2004

by scsgc | Jun 15, 2022

In 2003, a massive bloom of Heterosigma akashiwo created a red tide phenomenon that extended from inside Bulls Bay to about five miles offshore. About 10,000 dead fish were discovered, but it was not clear whether the deaths were caused by toxicity from the algae,...