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It brought major disruption to marine ecosystems: mass die-offs of seabirds, fishery disasters, kelp degradation, whale entanglements, sea lion starvation, fish migration and harmful algal blooms, Amaya said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Lough Neagh has been turned green for the past three summers, due to potentially toxic blue-green algal blooms.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Sewage also poses significant environmental risks – it increases nutrients in the water leading to algal blooms which then eventually denies other wildlife oxygen, including fish.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"In the future we aim to build the necessary knowledge to improve our predictive capacity and support the management of harmful algal blooms," adds Pou-Solà.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

The work was begun with an inquiry into the extent of the trouble from algal pollution.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm