The second Florida Blue-Green Algae State of the Science Symposium was held in May 2023. The symposium was hosted by Florida Sea Grant and University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences with funding by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Click on the links below to access PDFs of the presentations and program book.
The UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Blue-Green Algae State of the Science Symposium II brought together experts in cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) from around the state and across the country to discuss identify what progress has been made in CyanoHAB research and management since the inaugural Symposium in 2019. Participants helped to identify what knowledge gaps still exist, prioritize new research needs, and identify best practices to inform and improve cyanoHAB management in Florida for the following areas:
- Drivers of bloom initiation and termination
- Prediction and modeling
- Detection and monitoring
- Management and mitigation
- Public health
Download a PDF of the Florida BGASOS Symposium Program Book.
Plenary Session
South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act – 2021
David Kidwell, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Florida HAB State of the Science Symposium – Then & Now
Lisa Krimsky, University of Florida IFAS & Florida Sea Grant
Drivers of Bloom Initiation and Termination
Drivers of Bloom Initiation & Termination HABSOS 2019 Review
Elizabeth Staugler, University of Florida IFAS & Florida Sea Grant
Role of Sediments as a Driver of Lake Okeechobee HAB Initiation and Termination
Jordon Beckler, FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Diversity and Drivers of CyanoHAB Forming Genera in the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes and Lake Okeechobee
Forrest Lefler, University of Florida IFAS
Phytoplankton Assemblage Structure, Drivers, and Thresholds in the Lake Okeechobee System, with an Emphasis on Cyanobacterial HABs
Viviana Mazzei, U.S. Geological Survey Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center
Characterization of Microcystis sp. Blooms in Lake Okeechobee and its Downstream Estuaries
Malcolm McFarland, FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Bloom Prediction & Modeling
Bloom Prediction & Modeling HABSOS 2019 Review
Lisa Krimsky, University of Florida IFAS & Florida Sea Grant
New Generation of Models for Optimization and Forecasting of Lake Okeechobee Water Quality
Mauricio Arias, University of South Florida
Mechanistic Modeling and Prediction of Water Quality and Blue-Green Algae Blooms in Lake Okeechobee, Caloosahatchee River, and St. Lucie Estuary
Mingshun Jiang, FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Lake Okeechobee Near-Term HAB Forecasting Using Machine Learning
Seán Sculley, South Florida Water Management District
Forecasting Cyanobacteria Blooms in Lake Okeechobee
Rick Stumpf, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Bloom Detection & Monitoring
Bloom Detection & Monitoring HABSOS 2019 Review
Elizabeth Staugler, University of Florida IFAS & Florida Sea Grant
Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring within SJRWMD
Joshua Papacek, St. Johns River Water Management District
Florida Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom (CyanoHAB) Monitoring and Response 2019-23 Update
David Whiting, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Spectral Mixture Analysis for Surveillance of Harmful Algal Blooms (SMASH): A New Tool for Inferring Bloom Taxonomy from Remotely Sensed Data
Carl Legleiter, U.S. Geological Survey Observing Systems Division
Bloom Management & Mitigation
Bloom Management & Mitigation HABSOS 2019 Review
Lisa Krimsky, University of Florida IFAS & Florida Sea Grant
Chemical Control of CyanoHABs
Dail Laughinghouse, University of Florida IFAS
Cyanobacteria Bloom Management & Mitigation Using Hydrogen Peroxide
Hidetoshi Urakawa, Florida Gulf Coast University and University of South Florida
Lessons Learned from Innovative HAB Projects on Lakes Jesup & Minneola
Erich Marzolf, St. Johns River Water Management District
Innovative Technology for Harmful Algal Bloom Grant Program
Edward Smith, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Public Health
Public Health HABSOS 2019 Review
Elizabeth Staugler, University of Florida IFAS & Florida Sea Grant
Diversity and Innovation in Screening and Prevention of Exposure over the Long-Term (DISPEL) to Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Cohort Study
Alberto Caban-Martinez, University of Miami
Long-Term Health Effects of Exposure to Harmful Algal Blooms (LEE-HABs) Study
Shirley Gordon, FAU Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Cyanotoxins in Air Study: Assessing Health Effects (CAST)
Adam Schaefer, Abt Associates
One Health Surveillance and Harmful Algal Blooms
Sherri Kasper, Florida Department of Health
Other CyanoHABs – Pico and Nanocyanos in the Indian River Lagoon
Blooms in the Indian River Lagoon (Especially North and Central)
Charles Jacoby, St. Johns Water Management District
Other CyanoHABs – Benthic CyanoHABs
Marine and Freshwater Benthic CyanoHABs
David Berthold, University of Florida IFAS
