FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Perceived global increase in algal blooms is attributable to intensified monitoring and emerging bloom impacts BT AF Hallegraeff, Gustaaf M. Anderson, Donald M. Belin, Catherine Bottein, Marie-Yasmine Dechraoui Bresnan, Eileen Chinain, Mireille Enevoldsen, Henrik Iwataki, Mitsunori Karlson, Bengt McKenzie, Cynthia H. Sunesen, Inés Pitcher, Grant C. Provoost, Pieter Richardson, Anthony Schweibold, Laura Tester, Patricia A. Trainer, Vera L. Yñiguez, Aletta T. Zingone, Adriana AS 1:1;2:2;3:3;4:4;5:5;6:6;7:7;8:8;9:9;10:10;11:11;12:12;13:13;14:14;15:15;16:16;17:17;18:18;19:19; FF 1:;2:;3:PDG-ODE-VIGIES;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:;11:;12:;13:;14:;15:;16:;17:;18:;19:; C1 Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA IFREMER, Brest, France Ecotoxicology and sustainable development Expertise (ECODD), Valbonne, France Marine Scotland, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Laboratory of Marine Biotoxins, Institut Louis Malardé-UMR241 EIO, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO IOC Science and Communication Centre on Harmful Algae, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Asian Natural Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Oceanographic Research, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Västra Frölunda, Sweden Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, St. John’s, NL, Canada División Ficología Dr. Sebastián Guarrera, FCNyM, Paseo del Bosque s/n, CONICET—UNLP, La Plata, Argentina Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa IOC Project Office for IODE, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Oostende, Belgium CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Queensland Biosciences Precinct (QBP), St Lucia, Qld, Australia School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, Australia Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Plouzané, France Ocean Tester, LLC, Beaufort, NC, USA Environmental and Fisheries Sciences Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, USA Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy C2 UNIV TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA WHOI, USA IFREMER, FRANCE ECODD, FRANCE MARINE SCOTLAND SCI, UK INST LOUIS MALARDE, FRANCE IOC UNESCO, DENMARK UNIV TOKYO, JAPAN SWEDISH METEOROL & HYDROL INST, SWEDEN MPO, CANADA CONICET, ARGENTINA UNIV CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA IOC UNESCO, BELGIUM CSIRO OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE, AUSTRALIA UNIV QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA UBO, FRANCE OCEAN TESTER LLC, USA NOAA, USA UNIV PHILIPPINES, PHILIPPINES STAZ ZOOL ANTON DOHRN, ITALY SI NANTES SE PDG-ODE-VIGIES UM EIO IN WOS Ifremer UPR WOS Cotutelle UMR DOAJ copubli-france copubli-europe copubli-univ-france copubli-int-hors-europe copubli-sud IF 7.29 TC 167 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00700/81231/85535.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00700/81231/85536.pdf LA English DT Article AB Global trends in the occurrence, toxicity and risk posed by harmful algal blooms to natural systems, human health and coastal economies are poorly constrained, but are widely thought to be increasing due to climate change and nutrient pollution. Here, we conduct a statistical analysis on a global dataset extracted from the Harmful Algae Event Database and Ocean Biodiversity Information System for the period 1985–2018 to investigate temporal trends in the frequency and distribution of marine harmful algal blooms. We find no uniform global trend in the number of harmful algal events and their distribution over time, once data were adjusted for regional variations in monitoring effort. Varying and contrasting regional trends were driven by differences in bloom species, type and emergent impacts. Our findings suggest that intensified monitoring efforts associated with increased aquaculture production are responsible for the perceived increase in harmful algae events and that there is no empirical support for broad statements regarding increasing global trends. Instead, trends need to be considered regionally and at the species level. PY 2021 PD JUL SO Communications Earth & Environment SN 2662-4435 PU Springer Science and Business Media LLC VL 2 IS 1 UT 000661922900001 DI 10.1038/s43247-021-00178-8 ID 81231 ER EF