The small, translucent orange balls have been dotting the seashore up and down the Grand Strand. They’ve been mistaken for ...

From the beaches, Josh Mesa of Coyote Bait and Tackle in Morgan Hill reported a slowdown on both surf perch and striped bass ...

The beach at Verona Beach State Park is closed because of harmful algal blooms, according to officials there. It’s the second ...

An alga that threatens freshwater ecosystems and is toxic to vertebrates has a sneaky way of ensuring its success: It ...

The study's findings concluded that the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa can change its local environment to give itself ...

The algal bloom is much earlier and larger than most years. It is not toxic, but it can make river rocks extra slippery.

Know what you're dealing with before trying to get rid of (or at least control) common aquatic weeds that gross out swimmers ...