Satellites give advance warning of harmful algal blooms

Satellites give advance warning of harmful algal blooms

Source: The Fish Site

10/7/2022

Satellites give advance warning of harmful algal blooms

In the EU, the annual cost of HABs is estimated to be in excess of £800 million and current methods of tracking HABs in the English Channel are expensive, costing nearly £2 million annually to monitor just 6 percent of the Channel.

Combining data from four shellfish farms in southwest England, the potential weekly loss in sales due to HABs could range between £26,350 and £100,000. These costs were based on the selling price of mussels and the weekly quantity produced during summertime in the UK, but do not include the cost of recalling the mussels if they have already been dispatched. Recalling 1 tonne of mussels in the UK can cost around £160.