Challenges & options for policy makers
This project was funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) as part of the marine arm of the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) programme. Marine (m)NCEA is delivering evidence, tools, and guidance to integrate natural capital approaches into policy and decision making for marine and coastal environments.
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) can affect many elements of our coastal and marine systems and there is an urgent need to know more about what drives these impacts.
Using satellite data and statistical approaches to identify coastal areas in UK waters that experience the greatest risk of regular high biomass algae bloom events.
